dsrunner wrote:
Of course he did.
And, no, not everybody was blood doping.
As for the argument others were training similarly, that overlooks the fact Viren was the one with the 2mile and 5000 WR.
120mi/ week and no basic speed = slow
You needed eight years to think up this response?
No. Never seen any proof. He did train 20-40 kms daily with fartlek training 3 times a week. Lots of long slow distance (LSD) with threshold training to continually build up his stamina glucose storage capacity in his slow-twitch muscles. The fartlek, pick-ups, and wind sprints continually built up his fast twitch muscle base and world class kick that no one has matched since this period of time except for Mirut Yifter in 1980 as his nickname was "Yifter the Shifter".
The long slow distance training (A. Lydiard advocate) and fartlek training were the two pillars of Lasse's training regime. Lasse will always go down as one of the best runners this planet has ever had..... The very few runners that did defeat him did not match his total of gold medals but do deserve honorable mention as these few runners # less than 4. One of which defeated him twice in America -- that would be Herb Lindsey. I wish Herb could do his career all over again...a superb middle distance runner who began his young life as a national class miler as he ran between 3:57 and 4:02 in the mile countless times while in college in Michigan. Lasse: God Speed Man! You're still the greatest! (P.S. The last time we saw each other was when you were at the 1993 Berlin marathon coaching a few runners who were participating in the marathon.
(Enough about Lasse Viren). New subject:
Best single workout to be a world class miler:
Achieve base of 55-70 mile weeks for minimum period of 5 mos. Have body weight of 120-135 (based on height and bone type). Have resting pulse of 25-40 bpm. Now, the workout: Once a week, for one straight hour, on the track: Sprint the straightaways and jog the curves. There was a world class miler back in the sixties and early seventies that did this work out to decrease his mile PR from 442 to 351. I'm pretty sure he got the silver medal in the 1500 in the Mexico City Olympics. This was the famous race at altitude that team Kenya defeated J.Ryun. e.g. Kenya used 1-2 rabbits to run Ryun into the ground with the successful objective of Kip Keino defeating him in which he did. Due to this very meaningful lesson, the U.S. government established a new Olympic training camp in Colorado Springs so from this point forward, U.S. distance runners would be trained better/be acclimated to altitude.
Monte wrote:
No. Never seen any proof. He did train 20-40 kms daily with fartlek training 3 times a week. Lots of long slow distance (LSD) with threshold training to continually build up his stamina glucose storage capacity in his slow-twitch muscles. The fartlek, pick-ups, and wind sprints continually built up his fast twitch muscle base and world class kick that no one has matched since this period of time except for Mirut Yifter in 1980 as his nickname was "Yifter the Shifter".
Curious: What lack of evidence do you see that convinces you there's no proof? ?. I don't recall; does Viren outright deny the use of any transfusions in his career or does he refrain from answering the question?