Swimmers train for several hours a day. Cyclists train for several hours a day. Runners--the crazy high mileage ones--train a couple hours a day.
This approach is wrong.
Nordic skiers, swimmers, cyclists, whoever, it's not that they're wrong and runners are right. Rather, runners are wrong.
We need to train like swimmers.
What are humans best at?
We're best at eating. We do it three times a day. Every day. 21 times a week. 52 weeks a year. No days off. No chance.
So. Runners should train like swimmers. Humans are best at eating. It thus follows that:
Monday: 45 easy AM, 30 easy lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Tuesday: 40-60 steady state/MP AM, 30 easy lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Wednesday: 45 easy AM, 30 easy lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Thursday: 45 easy AM, 30 easy lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Friday: Cruise Intervals/Efficiency strides AM, 30 easy lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Saturday: 45 easy AM, 30 easy lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Sunday: 120 steady AM, 30 EASY lunch, 45-60 EASY PM
Is this not the best training out there? You get your miles. You get 2-3 quality workouts. You ingrain the habit, like eating a meal. At MOST, it's 18 hours of running per week. Only workouts and long runs over 60 minutes. Too much pounding? What if the easy runs were walks? Wouldn't be too much pounding then. It is the same principle if these are easy jogs for a well-trained runner. Why, a 3:45 miler running 8:30 pace would be practically walking! But the stimulus more accurately corresponds to the other endurance sports. There is greater training time. There is greater benefit.
I plan to train like this as soon as possible. Who is with me?