Just listened to the new Running Effect pod with Andreas Almgren and this dude is absolutely unhinged in the best way possible.
I hate when people post podcasts on here without just sharing details so here are some notes I jotted down for the athletes I coach
His "easy" day is 14 miles at 6:20 pace. That's his recovery day.
Two weeks before Valencia 10K he did 10x1K with 1 min rest, averaged 2:33, closed in 2:28. Said it "went viral."
Also did 3x3K (3 min rest) going 7:59 → 7:52 → 7:43. Said the last rep would've been a Swedish indoor record and it "didn't feel all out."
Runs 128 miles/week during base training. Double threshold days include 22K (~14 miles) of threshold work split AM/PM.
Morning threshold: 6x6 min at 2:51/K (~4:35 pace)
Evening: 400s with 30 sec rest averaging 62.7
Said he's racing another 10K in 4 weeks (now 3 weeks away I'd guess?) and thinks he can hit low 26:30s if conditions cooperate. Also targeting sub-12:40 5K this year.
Oh and he casually mentioned that when he trained with Jakob, he could hang in threshold work but Jakob "kicked his ass" in race-specific sessions.
The man also revealed he became famous in Sweden for... hamburgers? And cooked one on Swedish TV? Lol.
Anyway, link to full pod below. Worth the listen if you're into training nerd stuff.
