He ran that time in 2015 its not like he could run a particularly fast 800m today (compared to other 5-10k guys). He got injured in 2016 and loss a lot of his natural speed
What world class 10K-HM guy has run a 1:45.6 at anytime during his career? Unless it was crippling, an injury does not affect leg speed.
He ran that time in 2015 its not like he could run a particularly fast 800m today (compared to other 5-10k guys). He got injured in 2016 and loss a lot of his natural speed
What world class 10K-HM guy has run a 1:45.6 at anytime during his career? Unless it was crippling, an injury does not affect leg speed.
Almgren has said himself that the injury made him lose some of his speed that he will never get back. How much was lost we don't know though.
Ok. We have exchanged whatsapp messages with Jordan Donnelly who coaches Almgren with Urban Aruhn.
Donnelly wrote:
8th at best. Africans run everyday on uneven surface over hills. Even on easy days. Africans also do fartlek and progressive runs twice a week. Andreas and Jakob never run over hills (apart from hill intervals). Do alot of treadmill and workouts at consistent paces. Jakob might podium if on top form. He’s more comfortable over XC. (The) best ncaa xc runners the last 6 years got absolutely destroyed Blanks, young, Wolfe, Robinson, mcdonald. They where none factors when the race got going the final 4km Top 10 at world XC for a none African is just as hard as a medal on the track
I added in the bold.
He also sent a video which I LOVED. He said this video shows the difference between Africans and non-Africans on an xc course. The first car you see in the following video are the Africans running XC. The next two is the Americans/Europeans.
Yeah I said 6th-15th... he indicates that 8th is more of the high-water mark, due to Europeans (who train like Andreas) being worse at XC. I'll definitely buy into the insight of training on terrain, and all that. I think the best NCAA XC runners is a bit misleading as Wolfe ran 12th, and was a very good XC runner but more was top of that bunch because he was the fittest, ditto Brian Fay. Nico and Morgan finishing as low as they did was more them not being at A-level fitness. I like that he gave such a detailed and logical response, though. It indicates that the best Western athletes at World XC would come from systems that do a lot of hills and trail running.
He ran that time in 2015 its not like he could run a particularly fast 800m today (compared to other 5-10k guys). He got injured in 2016 and loss a lot of his natural speed
What world class 10K-HM guy has run a 1:45.6 at anytime during his career? Unless it was crippling, an injury does not affect leg speed.
He completely changed his training, ditching most of the traditional speedwork in favor of double threshold.
He ran that time in 2015 its not like he could run a particularly fast 800m today (compared to other 5-10k guys). He got injured in 2016 and loss a lot of his natural speed
What world class 10K-HM guy has run a 1:45.6 at anytime during his career? Unless it was crippling, an injury does not affect leg speed.
So are you saying Almgren is not world class at 10k-HM?
I’d predict 9th-11th. Not ahead of 8th place xc specialist Thierry Ndikumwenayo but ahead of the top two non African born runners Yann Schrub and Parker Wolfe
What world class 10K-HM guy has run a 1:45.6 at anytime during his career? Unless it was crippling, an injury does not affect leg speed.
Almgren has said himself that the injury made him lose some of his speed that he will never get back. How much was lost we don't know though.
I’ve never heard of such a thing but I guess Almgren saying it happened must make it true. It was fortunate that Brazier maintained his leg speed even after being injured for 3 years.
Almgren’s form was altered and there was an exodus of fast-twitch muscles?