55YO wrote:
Jerry Maguire wrote:
I believe where Lydiard falls short is the extreme periodization.
That is where Canova comes in.
I think mixing of all elements during every phase is key to success. Varying how much attention you give specific elements depending on the phase you are in. Training helps your training which helps your training.... constantly evolving.
I also believe you get further in each phase by blending everything together and stay healthier.
Care to elaborate?
I think as distance runners we naturally view things from a top down approach, Enduance helps the shorter stuff. But it works both ways. It’s a spectrum.
I’d say something like 200m hills and mike repeats in the base phase could have a huge benefit on longer stuff, even 200m repeats on track.
The short hills can lend strength and mechanical efficiency to your stride and aid medium reps like mile repeats. The mile repeats can help lower the times on longer tempos 6-8 miles... which help lower the times on steady long runs. Which the. Lends endurance to the tempos, which lends endurance to the repeats enabling you to run them faster. Everyrhing is connected.
Obviously the goal is to increase your aerobic abilities being a distance runner. However we need to utilize different systems in order to achieve that goal.
Also playing with the shorter stuff year round lends it’s hard to smoother transition into competition season.
Maybe the only thing that changes from base to competition is the endurance workouts get shorter 6-8 tempos become 4... and short stuff becomes longer... 200 track and hills become 300’s ,
400’ 800’s etc classic repeat stuff in track season. Canova ish