NJ fan wrote:
He's gonna burn out like all Tinman athletes.
No. His training is incredibly modest for a young HS kid - moderate mileage (50-60 mpw), very easy/moderate workouts. He was seen doing k reps at ~3:05-3:10/k few months ago, which was exactly his CV pace (~10k pace).
That's not gonna burn anyone out. You know nothing about Tinman training, done correctly, it is actually one of the safest methods and develops long-term, not just for a short peak.
For comparison, Nico Young did 1k reps (7x1k) in 2:46/k. Sure, two different workouts with different rests (1 min jogging for Puffer vs 3 min standing for Young) but if one would burn out a runner if done repeatedly, which one do you think it would be?
Also Puffer isn't the only Tinman coached HS athlete that's doing very well right now. There is a whole bunch of them that can all run below 15 in the 5k and are still on low/moderate mileage without many superhero workouts. Tinman is literally revolutionizing HS development of athletes right now, just look at how the programs that are working with him as advisor and using his philosophies are doing right now (e.g. Loudon Valley).