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Sagarin wrote:Think I wouldn't have loved to have access to the Internet and the "Summer of Malmo" back then, not that it was in existence yet. Doubling? Runs longer than 8 miles? Are you kidding me?
I would have loved those things too, b ut the information was out there. There was a day when, believe it or not, Runner's World was only for serious runners, not bored housewives and charity joggers.
True the info was out there before the internet. If you were interested enough you would find it. Runners World would feature training programs for serious runners. Marty Liquori's book was almost so simple it wouldn't be taken serious today. Basically Lydiard for dummies with his own opinionated take. No gimmicks.
If anyone is old enough The Harrier magazine used to feature the training of the top high school runners. My coach got it. It was basically a newsletter that the mailing address was handwritten. Before the internet that's how a kid realized that fast high school runners like Rudy Chapa ran a lot more than you did.
Today was:
AM: 20mins core, 5 miles easy
PM: 11 miles easy, 10 mins core
dude, your going to kill yourself. back off and enjoy running. It is possible to do what you are doing, but not without a huge risk of injury or burn-out.
The key to being a good runner is running a lot. This does not mean you need to go out and pound away right off the bat, because you most likely will get injured, have to take a break, and lose a lot of training.
The best way to run a lot is to run consistently. Start running 60-70km/week with one hard workout and use races as your other workouts. Do this for 3-4 months and then see if you can take a little increase (65-75km/week) in volume. By the end of year one you might even be running 80-90km/week. The key though, is you need to run this EVERY week. Don't take breaks, just keep training, and after 3 or 4 years you will magically be faster. There wont be any secret workouts. Just consistency.
I would advise you to chill out. Methodically posting your training and over-analyzing it every day on a LetsRun thread will only be detrimental to your goals in the long term. Working hard is important for success in running, but be sure to relax and have fun with it too. Amongst the fastest runners in the nation, there are those who go way over the top in training and read too much into the particulars. Sure, they're fast, but they're still lame. With the very best, there is often a general element of them "not giving a f*ck" in their persona.
Did the Harrier cease publication?
Marc Blooms website is gone, taken over by Chinese script and a picture of a pool.
Some people knock Marc Bloom but no one else has stepped up to publish anything similar to the Harrier.