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Poster: Guppy
Subject: RE: Only easy runs = success?
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Phishguy wrote:

Are there any elites or relatively good runners that their training consists of almost all easy runs with an occasional tempo or interval session? Is it possible to be really good off of only easy runs?


Honestly, I think just going out, getting in miles, and running by feel each day is better than 80% of the programs out there. I've gotten myself into shape quicker and run faster off of that than I have with ANY of the coaches I've worked with (I've had some pretty poor coaches... I've known some good ones though). Coaches generally want to make things complicated and have their athletes overtrain.

There have been threads on this. There was a good one where a guy had class during practice every day and never did the workouts, just ran easy, and raced each weekend. He ended up PRing huge that season... I can't find it right now, but I have it favorited on another computer. I'll look it up later if I remember.
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