Jonesy was a consistent 100-115mpw runner. Depending on your definition that falls into the range of "high mileage."
He was not. I know him close.That mileage he reached just few weeks when preparing for marathon.70-80 mpw was his bread and butter.
That's bs that you read somewhere, perhaps even here. You gave the facts bass-ackwards. People were quoting his last 6 weeks before a major marathon, 85 mpw, which included travel weeks. In response I asked him personally. He said "a hundred, up to 115." I told him I was going to repeat it. He told me "thats fine.". Is that ok with you "Mr anonymous Close friend of Steve Jones?"
Ask him if what I just wrote is true or false? He knows who I am. I dont think he knows who the troll named "just tell you how it is" is.
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He was not. I know him close.That mileage he reached just few weeks when preparing for marathon.70-80 mpw was his bread and butter.
That's bs that you read somewhere, perhaps even here. You gave the facts bass-ackwards. People were quoting his last 6 weeks before a major marathon, 85 mpw, which included travel weeks. In response I asked him personally. He said "a hundred, up to 115." I told him I was going to repeat it. He told me "thats fine.". Is that ok with you "Mr anonymous Close friend of Steve Jones?"
Ask him if what I just wrote is true or false? He knows who I am. I dont think he knows who the troll named "just tell you how it is" is.
Not that you need me to back you up because you certainly don't, but FWIW yes Steve Jones ran 115-120 mpw definitely.
That's bs that you read somewhere, perhaps even here. You gave the facts bass-ackwards. People were quoting his last 6 weeks before a major marathon, 85 mpw, which included travel weeks. In response I asked him personally. He said "a hundred, up to 115." I told him I was going to repeat it. He told me "thats fine.". Is that ok with you "Mr anonymous Close friend of Steve Jones?"
Ask him if what I just wrote is true or false? He knows who I am. I dont think he knows who the troll named "just tell you how it is" is.
Not that you need me to back you up because you certainly don't, but FWIW yes Steve Jones ran 115-120 mpw definitely.
I'm just telling you what he told me, and I told him I'd repeat what he said. "A hundred." but "up to 115." He was very emphatic about it. I would tend to believe that 115 to 120 on occasion fits with his statement.
Additionally he ran it very fast. A story that Bob Hodge repeated to me was when Paul Cummings RIP visited Jonsies home in Wales. They went out on a morning run. About a half mile down the road Jones suddenly stopped, walked through a ditch, then climbed a fence and proceeded to run across a field (presumably a cow pasture) at five minute pace. Knowing that Cummings was a twinkle-toes runner, the image of him following Jones, and keeping up at five minute pace through a muddy field is precious. But thats what Jonesy does-- he hauls ass across muddy fields!
Steve, why don't try to see the opposite of your boring idea : that when you train with the right progression DURING YEARS, the training plan is no more absurd and the recovery becomes normal. You are obsessed by the only idea you have in your mind : EPO for everything and for everybody, also for going in the toilet. Is not that you need a psycanalist ?
Wejo,
When you see this kind of disgusting commentary from Steve, dont you think its time to offically ban him from LRC?
Honestly what value does he ever bring to this website, all you keep him here for is as clickbait.
Someone as amazing as Canova comes to this board and shows us his entire playbook, and he gets to deal with Steve the freaking addict.
Not that you need me to back you up because you certainly don't, but FWIW yes Steve Jones ran 115-120 mpw definitely.
I'm just telling you what he told me, and I told him I'd repeat what he said. "A hundred." but "up to 115." He was very emphatic about it. I would tend to believe that 115 to 120 on occasion fits with his statement.
Additionally he ran it very fast. A story that Bob Hodge repeated to me was when Paul Cummings RIP visited Jonsies home in Wales. They went out on a morning run. About a half mile down the road Jones suddenly stopped, walked through a ditch, then climbed a fence and proceeded to run across a field (presumably a cow pasture) at five minute pace. Knowing that Cummings was a twinkle-toes runner, the image of him following Jones, and keeping up at five minute pace through a muddy field is precious. But thats what Jonesy does-- he hauls ass across muddy fields!
I'm just telling you what he told me, and I told him I'd repeat what he said. "A hundred." but "up to 115." He was very emphatic about it. I would tend to believe that 115 to 120 on occasion fits with his statement.
Additionally he ran it very fast. A story that Bob Hodge repeated to me was when Paul Cummings RIP visited Jonsies home in Wales. They went out on a morning run. About a half mile down the road Jones suddenly stopped, walked through a ditch, then climbed a fence and proceeded to run across a field (presumably a cow pasture) at five minute pace. Knowing that Cummings was a twinkle-toes runner, the image of him following Jones, and keeping up at five minute pace through a muddy field is precious. But thats what Jonesy does-- he hauls ass across muddy fields!
Did he time travel and get a GPS watch?
What kind of question is that? Do you think we didn't know how far or fast we ran before GPS?
About 12 years ago Jones was interviewed by Bud B at a UK marathon event. SJ described himself as shy and not a great talker and the interview was v much narrative/chronology and not deep analysis.i I think a lot of his running would now be classified as double threshold tho he was clearly not overly absorbed in the stats minutiae. That published 6 week 85mpw block seems to have done the rounds, and nothing else available in print, but as pointed out is not truly holistic. Hypothetically I believe if he'd had cutting edge support across the set up he could have been a beamon type performer at HM and marathon.