Modifying the Norwegian approach to lower mileage

Maybe he just decided to go off Strava.

Due to all the attention. Can’t blame him

Tired of sucking on your own toes, so you decided to troll on LRC instead?

Hasn't he gone nearly 3 years (possibly more?) doing the method without injury, running every day with 3xQ sessions a week, training through races with minimal taper and recovery before getting back on the horse? I'd say that is still up there as an extremely sustainable program when most others are tearing apart and blowing out the hamstrings, calves, shins, quads, hips, and ankles of poor innocent hobbyjoggers left, right, and center all over the globe within 1 to 16 weeks.

Shame about the injury. Sucks.

Let me be clear: I have no idea if he is injured.

On the previous page SP joked that he receives the same litany of questions all the time. I jokingly (banter, banter!) said oh let me add this one to the list: "Why haven't you run since Saturday?" and now the ball is rolling down the hill with everyone assuming he is injured. He has neither confirmed nor denied it as far as I can see, and he is also under zero obligation to do so

Someone posted that you should aim for >=90 minutes of sub-t every week.

I find the 10-12 minute repeats at 30k pace quite easy so is it OK to do 40-60 minutes of that in one session or do I need to run the full spectrum of sub-t paces?

Thanks a lot for posting this. Listened to the first 15 minutes and really looking forward to the rest. Incidentally, he sounds exactly as I imagined, not sure why :-) Great stuff.

I'm curious if he's sick.

At least for breaking the monotony, you should alternate the workouts. I'm rotating between 6 x 6'/1', 9-10 x 3'/1' and 16-20 x 70"/30". This also allows you to hit faster paces and still stay within the threshold zone.

My theory as to why Sipoc has made his Strava private is:

He is writing a book, and the best way to monetise it and his method is to have some new bonus material which covers what comes next in marathon training and what he has learned from London etc.

His historic Strava log will act as an advert, and the book will be where all the real answers are to be found. $$$$

Also, my hot take:

Sirpoopy is Sirpoc’s alternate account. Every super hero needs a super villain in order to make the their actions meaningful and the narrative compelling. Without villains, heroes powers seem less significant.

Every Lion-O needs a Mumm-Ra; every Super Ted needs a Texas Pete.

This thread does get funny sometimes, we are onto conspiracy theories now ha ha. My Strava has always been set to private, but I don't think I've ever not accepted a request if someone is interested in seeing what I do week to week.

Maybe I will write something, maybe I won't. I've had far more people say to me I should, rather than don't. You will never keep everyone happy. As Coggan pointed out, you certainly don't cash in by writing books. It would be nice in theory to make something that whilst isn't going to change the world of physiology (I would never dream for that to be the case, I know where my lane is), but produce the book I wish I had when I first started taking running seriously. If it doesn't fit those parameters, I wouldn't bother.

Reports of my demise greatly exaggerated. Quite simply, my phone won't connect to my Garmin to then feed to Strava. It's that simple.

Its bizarre to me that the thread even became about me. I think people forget, I never even started the thread or came up with the name. Some days, I wish I had never posted in the first place. Other days, I see people following the outline here and making huge progress and that to be honest makes it seem worth it.

But it's a fine line, I think people who know me from the thread (I'm quite lucky to count a few of the guys from here as friends at this point) would probably agree I am genuinely just a normal guy, who runs for a hobby and who posted one morning whilst taking a sh*t. There's no more to it than that.

The guy hates running. Stands to reason he would stop running at some point.

I've noticed quite a lot of scat talk in your posts. Maybe the lack of sh*ts is what's been keeping me from reaching your level. Off to pick up some exlax for my morning smoothie now.

I'm afraid you're approaching Life of Brian status.

Hobbyjogger 1: "Hail Messiah!"
Sirpoc: "I'm not the Messiah"
Hobbyjogger 1: "I say you are, Lord, and I should know, I've followed a few"
Crowd: "Hail Messiah!"
Sirpoc: "I'm not the Messiah, would you please listen, I'm not the Messiah do you understand? Honestly!"
Hobbyjogger 2: "Only the true Messiah denies his divinity"
Sirpoc: "What? Well, what sort of chance does that give me? Alright, I AM the Messiah"
Crowd: "He IS, he IS the Messiah!"
Sirpoc: "Now f*ck off!"

Thread takes a very much appreciated for guys of a certain generation, python route.

It's actually quite accurate though, yet weirdly true! If hobby jogger 1, which could be me, just followed that sirpoc tells them, there's a good chance they will think he's the Messiah as I would be surprised if they don't hugely improve, probably beyond their expectations.

It's all about the right person, in the right time, getting the right message across. Just took someone normal to do it, right? There's as much of a skill in that than being someone writing an academic study on why this works and three people + lexel reading it. This has spiralled into what it has.

Genuinely glad you posted and keep sharing, despite how obnoxious all the attention must be. Afraid that, as you’ve referenced your first post’s circumstances a couple times now, I’m obliged to suggest “SirPoopy’s Guide to Hobbyjogging” as a fitting title for any forthcoming book.

And the fact that he implemented the method. The academic studies are usually very theoretical, studying one specific aspect of fitness or whatever. Taking that aspect, turning it into a training program, AND demonstrating that it works (at least for an "n" of 1) is pretty amazing.

I swear this thread is more addicting than fentanyl.. Most toxic place on earth, yet im having so much fun seeing all the losers like yourself being proven wrong times and times and times again. What's the next prediction that'll age poorly?