What do you think about JD's training for 1500m-2 mile (30 miles per week)?
Is this model of training outdated?
In 24 weeks he prescribes T-workouts at six occasions. I was a bit surprised. I'm planing to break 4 min in the 1500m and 9 min in the 3000m.
Forget about mileage and “programs” like that. Just run around 6 hours a week. Include some strides, 1-2 workouts a week (mostly tempo), and some weight lifting. If you have the talent you’ll run those times. If you don’t then set new goals.
my 3 cents wrote:
Forget about mileage and “programs” like that. Just run around 6 hours a week. Include some strides, 1-2 workouts a week (mostly tempo), and some weight lifting. If you have the talent you’ll run those times. If you don’t then set new goals.
gonna need a little more speed for the 1500 than what a program of tempos and strides offers
Any program that puts the 1500 and 2-mile together as one plan is an outdated program. There has also been scientific proof that the in-between paces (between exact T-pace, exact VO2MAX pace, etc.) all matter as well and ideal training paces are more of a spectrum rather than an exact pace according to a VDOT value.
But it's a good starting point.
LateRunnerPhil wrote:
Any program that puts the 1500 and 2-mile together as one plan is an outdated program. There has also been scientific proof that the in-between paces (between exact T-pace, exact VO2MAX pace, etc.) all matter as well and ideal training paces are more of a spectrum rather than an exact pace according to a VDOT value.
But it's a good starting point.
can be a very good starting point.
Consider that Jakob and Jacob ran 7:26 and 7:27 with one coming from a 1500 program and the other coming from 5000m training. Though it could certainly be the case that these guys are a few seconds faster with perfect, specific training.
Does the Daniels program have a "this or that" option that depends on which of the races is your main focus?