Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
Somewhat true. I see club members out at the track doing 400 repeat sessions (and of course ending with a couple 'fast' 200s) but running 25 or 30 miles/week. "Speed work." <eyeroll>
Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
My daughter went to the same HS as Yared Nuguse and they have strong boys and girls teams there because of their excellent coach. He didn't have ANYBODY running 60 mpw, even Nuguse during his senior year. They do workouts, though, not just mileage and it works out for them.
Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
Incorrect imo. You are on to something physiologically. I think there is truth to that. But in practice, if you coach people who are 5th grade all the way to 12th grade, they benefit from speedwork. It builds efficiency, strength, neuromuscilar coordination (which builds efficiency) and the ability to tolerate very high lactate at race time. Ya gotta have it. Not to mention almost nobody runs 60mpw in HS.
By your logic, simply increasing the horsepower of a race car infinitely is the way to go without paying attention to aerodynamics and weight.
As we know there's a lot of people with an 70 vo2 that are faster than other people with an 75 vo2.
Allie O just hit 60mpw this fall. In your opinion she can now start workouts? There are a lot of middle distance runners that will never hit 60mpw.
Okay if we want to cherry-pick people that do a lot of cross training then we can add the caveat of 60 miles per week and the equivalent number of hours cross training.
Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
Incorrect imo. You are on to something physiologically. I think there is truth to that. But in practice, if you coach people who are 5th grade all the way to 12th grade, they benefit from speedwork. It builds efficiency, strength, neuromuscilar coordination (which builds efficiency) and the ability to tolerate very high lactate at race time. Ya gotta have it. Not to mention almost nobody runs 60mpw in HS.
By your logic, simply increasing the horsepower of a race car infinitely is the way to go without paying attention to aerodynamics and weight.
As we know there's a lot of people with an 70 vo2 that are faster than other people with an 75 vo2.
I never said that you can do strides, hill sprints, etc. in fact, that SHOULD be included. Young runners should just do mileage, strides, hills, speed development until they can get their mileage up too. If they race frequently enough, like most high schoolers do, then they’ll be fine.
Im sticking by my post. So far nobody has changed my mind.
Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
Only works on people who have zero athletic ability, or are very slow adaptors to stimulus.
Or the equivalent of only running 6 days a week. Most runners will see big benefits from increasing their mileage up to that point. The next tier of improvements will come from adding workouts at 60 mpw.
I bet you also think that mileage should be done as slow as possible too, like so many others on this site.