steepler wrote:
Preston park in Brighton, not Hyde park.
It was actually Withdean Park in Brighton that Ovett and the group used to run round. And the km reps were up and down a very steep hill.
Phoenix still train their every Monday.
steepler wrote:
Preston park in Brighton, not Hyde park.
It was actually Withdean Park in Brighton that Ovett and the group used to run round. And the km reps were up and down a very steep hill.
Phoenix still train their every Monday.
Send the pdf. Thanks.
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This from The book "Complete Guide to Running"
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"Some people like to have hills to run,for variety,but these are not necessary for success and in fact some of the author's most successful fell (hill)race results were achieved when he lived and trained in Fallow-field,Manchester,which is dead flat".
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The book is co written by Jim Alford*Bob Holmes*Ron Hill and Harry Wilson so I'm not sure who would lay claim to this Opinion.
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Tinman wrote:
Correction, the article about Mr. Ovett was in the Spring, 199 issue of Athletics Weekly, page 30, entitled "Running With Steve."
"The winter prior to the Moscow Olympics (1980) we ran an average of 100 miles/week (160km) for over 20 weeks, with some weeks at 110-120 miles/week. Steve wanted this winter to be the best possible he could manage - he wanted "to frighten the life out of people" with his fitness level. Brighton is a very hilly town and this made our training even harder as most of our runs included some very tough hill climbs. the winters in the south of England can be tough and occassionally we had snowfalls but usually they were cold and damp. As we trained together nearly every day (twice a day) it was easy to adjust to the training as we felt fit. Two or three times a month Steve would travel up to London to do a session with Bob Enn (800m runner) and see Harry Wilson. WE ran most of our winter sessions on the road because the grass in many of the parklands would be too wet or muddy to run a decent pace.At that period in my career, I was running 49 mins for 10 miles and 23/24 mins for 5 miles, so I was able to run 10 miles in training at a comfortable pace of 53/55 minutes." More later when I get a chance. Tinman
I realize this is quite old, but could anyone provide a link to that article? I can't seem to get my hands on it via the Athletics Weekly website.
This is really strange - Steve Ovett is my favourite runner of all-time, but I never knew how he trained.
After reading this excerpt, as well as what other people have said about his trainng on his thread, I find it a marvellous coincidence that the way I am training (I'm self-coached) is extremely similar to what he did!
(albeit at a slower pace)
Quite an encouraging discovery on my part...
Would like a copy, please.
Option wrote:
I have a PDF copy of the articel "running with Steve"
If anyone wants it post me your E:mail address.
GTF wrote:
Would like a copy, please.
Option wrote:I have a PDF copy of the articel "running with Steve"
If anyone wants it post me your E:mail address.
yea yea send me a copy too, cause I know that poster from almost 3 years ago checks this thread on the hour and is ready to send it at a moments notice
lars wrote:
Falcon's hs coach told me once (early 90's) that he based much of Joe's training (early 90's, post Arkansas) on Wilson's book (I believe it was called Training My Way). He adapted it to fit Joes mileage, etc. When he ran 3:49 in 1990 it obviously was working nicely, but Joe had some major achilles problems that kept him from progressing.
The above is true; Dave and I are good friends and he thought that Wilson's book and his training methods were the best and after reading the book, based much of Joe's training (along with future runners like Tegenkamp and Wiseman). He mentioned it at a couple clinics that I heard him speak at. I have a copy of the book and it is excellent and gives great examples of the training at various distances.
I found it!
http://www.britishmilersclub.com/bmcnews/1999spring.pdf
It's on pages 30 - 31.
On page 31 where it shows some of Ovett's typical training weeks at various stages of the year, note the absence of long runs...
Well, actually, one of the recipients from three years ago (some of whom do in fact still check on and post to this board) could just as easily send it. Did you fail to realize that? I do appreciate the bump to this thread and thus my request, though.
GTF, did you check out the link I posted? It's on there.
If this is Magness, then yeah I bookmarked that link.
Wasn't it Stanmer Park in Brighton where Ovett used to train? Withdean is where the track is, is it not?
Yes, I have four Harry Wilson books - Complete Guide to Running, Running Dialogue, The Complete Middle Distance Runner and Running My Way Running My Way is the best for sure.Another great book is Seb and PEter Coe's Running for fitness - lot more simple and practical than his other more well known book
Tinman wrote:
Steve did a big distance base in the winter with a weekly 1k or 1 mile session at about LT to 10k pace and some moderate 10 milers (about 52 minutes) over hilly terrain. In the sprng he ran sand hills, interval, and plenty of distance (100 or more per week), still. Summer, he ran hard reps and short speed, plus moderate distance, time trials, and simulator sets of reps. Just go to Athletics Weekly archives and find the article about Steve Ovett and how he trained for the 1980 Olympic Games. Also, go to a UK used bookstore website and find Harry's book "Running My Way." A very good book!
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Another one
I was in my mid thirties without any coach and looking to drop back to 800/1500 distances. At the back of Track and Field News there were a listing of books, one of them called Running My Way by Harry Wilson. I ordered it and set a target of 4:10 for a 1500. In Harry's book there are three 1500 training diets: 3:40, world class men, 4:00 , world class women, and 4:20 world class masters. I adjusted the 4 andAND 4:20 training splits toO 4: 10. I ended up running 4 between 4:10 and 4:15 and two 4:08 s.
Thank you Harry even thought I was Seb Coe fan , sorry Lord Coe.
Kindest regards, Michael