Armstronglivs wrote:
I know you have trouble keeping up but the discussion had moved to Cheptegei's wr attempt. He missed the record by 13 secs. Only you can argue that Cheptegei didn't fail because he won the race, Shifting the goalposts - as you do. You previously said he had a very good chance of beating a "soft world record", that he was likely capable of 7.11 based in his 5k and 10k performances, and we could expect a 7.23 performance, for which his 3.37 for a 1500 was preparation for wr pace. Ouch. Three strikes and you're out. If winning the race was the objective Cheptegei wouldn't have announced a record attempt, gone out at wr pace and basically blown up halfway.
You're quite right that Lydiard advocated targeting races - which is why he wouldn't have advocated a wr attempt unless the athlete was at peak fitness and had a very good chance of taking it. Cheptegei failed also by Lydiard training standards. But keep telling us what "modern training" can do. It seems the main thing is ensuring an athlete is at the peak of their doping cycle. Another fail there by Cheptegei. And you.
3.40 a.m. in New Zealand. Get off the bottle, moron.
Everybody knows you know nothing about elite training and performance.
Another fail by you.