He went from good to crazy good. He’s pushing hard for 1 hour straight and not getting tired. Closing miles 17-22 like he’s just starting a tempo. Nuts.
He went from good to crazy good. He’s pushing hard for 1 hour straight and not getting tired. Closing miles 17-22 like he’s just starting a tempo. Nuts.
He's just one of those smart guys who knows his body well and takes calculated risks. Good thing he didn't let another overly inflated ego coach tell him what to do.
He went from good to crazy good. He’s pushing hard for 1 hour straight and not getting tired. Closing miles 17-22 like he’s just starting a tempo. Nuts.
As a freshmen walk-on at a mid pack regional finishing D1, I was able to eek out a roster spot at 60 mph (2550). But with a uncharacteristically deep and talented recruiting class coming on the horizon, coupled with a very mediocre track season, I started to see the scissors closing in.
I quickly built up to 100 mpw and held it for 6 straight weeks going into cross, holding similar mileage throughout the season and then during the winter. My morning runs were usually creaky slogs of 4-6 miles, with PM runs by feel. Workouts were either fartleks or lots of long hill repeats with big time cool downs to keep mileage up.
First workout back was mile repeats, all under 4:50. I not only kept my roster spot, but was able to negotiate some left over money as well.
That season produced sub 25 xc and 8:20 3k indoors and I never looked back.
He went from good to crazy good. He’s pushing hard for 1 hour straight and not getting tired. Closing miles 17-22 like he’s just starting a tempo. Nuts.
Way more context is needed here to evaluate.
yes, running 100 miles a week generally makes distance runners faster than 60 miles per week. Which is why many top level pros run that much volume.
but, 100 miles per week is more likely to get you injured than 60 … so how much is this guy playing with fire? It’s generally better to work up to 100 miles per week over a few years than instantly.
and, is now the right time in your clubs season to be crushing workouts? Maybe club cross is a big goal so it is appropriate. But if the goals are months away, the athlete is at a huge risk of peaking too soon.
It is very hard to hold onto the performance gains of a big training jump for a long time. Its easier to have a long peak if you have years of consistency behind you.
He went from good to crazy good. He’s pushing hard for 1 hour straight and not getting tired. Closing miles 17-22 like he’s just starting a tempo. Nuts.
Way more context is needed here to evaluate.
yes, running 100 miles a week generally makes distance runners faster than 60 miles per week. Which is why many top level pros run that much volume.
but, 100 miles per week is more likely to get you injured than 60 … so how much is this guy playing with fire? It’s generally better to work up to 100 miles per week over a few years than instantly.
and, is now the right time in your clubs season to be crushing workouts? Maybe club cross is a big goal so it is appropriate. But if the goals are months away, the athlete is at a huge risk of peaking too soon.
It is very hard to hold onto the performance gains of a big training jump for a long time. Its easier to have a long peak if you have years of consistency behind you.
He’s not in danger of peaking too early. He raised his weekly mileage, you peak to early when you hammer workouts to early in the training block, not when you build a bigger base. He’s running the workouts with the coach. Building a bigger base helps you not peak too early and handle more intensity down the line.
Let's see where he's at in six months let alone a few years, and how long he can keep it up. Anyone can smash if they hammer training and stay healthy in the short run. But everyone ignores the long term and whether or not what they're doing is sustainable.
As a freshmen walk-on at a mid pack regional finishing D1, I was able to eek out a roster spot at 60 mph (2550). But with a uncharacteristically deep and talented recruiting class coming on the horizon, coupled with a very mediocre track season, I started to see the scissors closing in.
I quickly built up to 100 mpw and held it for 6 straight weeks going into cross, holding similar mileage throughout the season and then during the winter. My morning runs were usually creaky slogs of 4-6 miles, with PM runs by feel. Workouts were either fartleks or lots of long hill repeats with big time cool downs to keep mileage up.
First workout back was mile repeats, all under 4:50. I not only kept my roster spot, but was able to negotiate some left over money as well.
That season produced sub 25 xc and 8:20 3k indoors and I never looked back.
If you have the will and the means, DO IT
You realise that there are 15 year old New Zealanders running faster than that?
As a freshmen walk-on at a mid pack regional finishing D1, I was able to eek out a roster spot at 60 mph (2550). But with a uncharacteristically deep and talented recruiting class coming on the horizon, coupled with a very mediocre track season, I started to see the scissors closing in.
At 60 mph you would be the best runner in the world at all distances by a comfortable margin. No need to increase that.
He went from good to crazy good. He’s pushing hard for 1 hour straight and not getting tired. Closing miles 17-22 like he’s just starting a tempo. Nuts.