Yes35:
Quote" For Kirui, you've been called out before on the Verheul method thread. People questioned the link to Piet. There are so many articles online where Kirui was interviewed and mention to your method. In fact it was clear evidence that his success came from Canova."
My reply: A month ago I chatted with Geoffrey Kirui (Whatsapp) and he confirmed
his success came from Piet de Peuter and he also said he trained with Canova
now and then, but found Canova's schedule very heavy. He confirmed that he
trained under guidance of Piet from 2013 to 2017.
Quote:" Is there any evidence that your method is better than traditional methods? No"
My reply: Let’s look at it from the other side. There is plenty of evidence—based on runners’ experiences—that the 80/20 approach doesn’t work well for most amateur runners. And the double‑threshold Norwegian method? That’s also too demanding for most “normal” runners. The Norwegian Single Approach works much better. I’ve heard of runners who prefer NSA over EIM, while others prefer EIM over NSA.
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Quote: "Is there any evidence of any top elite runner that follows this approach? No"
My reply: Yes. Piet de Peuter was coach of Kipyegon until her gold in 2016, coach of Kirui, and at this moment, coach of Faith Cherotich (world champion 3000m st ch). Several world-class masters apply the EIM: Dan King, Silke Schmidt. But this all is not important. What is important, is this:
When is a training approach truly suitable for most runners — the everyday athlete? Is it when the method is a scaled-down version of elite athletes’ schedules, developed through
a kind of “survival of the fittest,” where many dropped out under the strain of
intense training and only the strongest reached world-class level? Or is it
when the approach connects with the majority of ordinary runners who juggle
work, family, stress, and sometimes lack of sleep? Not surprisingly, I ‘vote’
for the latter! And this everyday runner’s approach could still serve as a
foundation for talented athletes aiming to reach elite levels.
So, NOT the other way around: starting with the whole 'pyramid', which is elite-level training, and then trying to cut it down to size in a rather arbitrary way to suit the
majority of the ‘everyday’ runner.
This is supported by the experiences of most of the following hundred runners. Among them many who regret having applied a 'traditional' way of training, like the 80/20 approach.