It seems like his intervals are too fast for the Norwegian method, unless you think he can run 25:30 for 10k. His repeat 1000s are about 61 seconds per lap. Repeat 1000s in this method are usually at 10k to 10 mile pace, unless I am mistaken.
Whatever the case is, he's doing incredible work. It will be interesting to see what he achieves.
This is a hard race-specific workout, not base training. Jakub does these too as competition approaches, but he's never really divulged the exact splits as far as I'm aware. If he were to do 10x1k in the base phase it would be much closer to 3 minute k's which, as bonkers as it sounds to us mortals, would be comfortably under his threshold.
Incredible workouts from Almgren. I hope he can stay healthy in the near future, there is always a very fine line between health and injury at this level of fitness. Nothing is ever guaranteed and I'm glad that he has had the privilege to run as excellently as he has shown.us.
How can anyone be infinitely better than a multiple time gold medalist?
By running way faster.
12:44 vs 12:57.
LOL.
All the more embarrassing that the "better" runner -- by your reasoning -- runs only 13:16, finishing 9th in his heat at the World Championships. 7 of the 8 that beat Almgren, including Hocker, had slower PBs than him. Times mean nothing in championship racing.
He often does the typical "Norwegian/Scandinavian" 2 double threshold sessions/week from what I've seen, but now he's doing more race-specific work in preparation for that fast 10K.