This workout is impossible, right?!?!?

You can do anything!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlD9JYP8u5E&ab_channel=Key%26Peele

Is this guy anyone people should listen to (coached fast guys, was fast) or just some random dude writing crap? This workout is much easier than the last one but it is still off in the realm that nobody will do it. Next week I expect 100x440 @10k pace to help build mental toughness....

If you’re a 2:05 marathoners that’s 4:28 pace for the 5ks and 4:34 for the 10

I don’t really agree with his philosophy about how marathoners are training too much at marathon pace. Kipchoge, Rupp, and some of Canova’s athletes do runs slower than marathon pace for anywhere from 40-48km

I think it’s doable. I don’t think it’s a particularly great session. It’s a 6 second difference per mile from 15k to hm pace. His argument is that marathon runners don’t do enough work faster than marathon pace but gives basically just a long workout at just faster than threshold.

Something like 4x5000 or 5x5000 at threshold would be better.

dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:

Is this guy anyone people should listen to (coached fast guys, was fast) or just some random dude writing crap? This workout is much easier than the last one but it is still off in the realm that nobody will do it. Next week I expect 100x440 @10k pace to help build mental toughness....

You would be surprised, if I tell you that was one athlete in the past, who did 100x400 at 5K pace per one day! Quite famous runner. His system of training was mainly around 400m reps. I forgot his name, but you can google. It is true, no joke.

Canefis wrote:

dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:

Is this guy anyone people should listen to (coached fast guys, was fast) or just some random dude writing crap? This workout is much easier than the last one but it is still off in the realm that nobody will do it. Next week I expect 100x440 @10k pace to help build mental toughness....

You would be surprised, if I tell you that was one athlete in the past, who did 100x400 at 5K pace per one day! Quite famous runner. His system of training was mainly around 400m reps. I forgot his name, but you can google. It is true, no joke.

Nobody does 100x400m at 5k pace outside of a fantasy novel:). If you look back at Igoli (or any of the intervals 7 days/ week guys...) they did do some crazy workouts like 50x400 but they were all along the lines of what we would call cruise intervals today.

zinger wrote:

If you’re a 2:05 marathoners that’s 4:28 pace for the 5ks and 4:34 for the 10

I don’t really agree with his philosophy about how marathoners are training too much at marathon pace. Kipchoge, Rupp, and some of Canova’s athletes do runs slower than marathon pace for anywhere from 40-48km

I think it’s doable. I don’t think it’s a particularly great session. It’s a 6 second difference per mile from 15k to hm pace. His argument is that marathon runners don’t do enough work faster than marathon pace but gives basically just a long workout at just faster than threshold.

Something like 4x5000 or 5x5000 at threshold would be better.

^this

Though maybe a Kanouchi type that would run a 1:02 half and then a 2:05 marathon it makes some sense?

Master troll wrote:

Now let’s reexamine Lydiard’s daily training guide of 100 Mile/week of Marathon Training as duration and race paces:

Monday: 1 hr 6 mins @ Half Marathon Pace — over hills

Tuesday: 1 hr 45 mins @ Marathon Pace — on roads

Wednesday: ~1 hr 15 mins at varying paces

Thursday: 2 hrs 6 mins @ Marathon Pace

Friday: 1 hr 2.5 mins @ 95% of 10 Mile Pace — on flat roads

Saturday: 2 hr 20 mins - 3 hr 30 mins @ Marathon Pace

Sunday: 1 hr 45 mins @ Marathon Pace