To Zat, Trackhead, etc: Fine, maybe Coe did more than advertised sometimes, and maybe he did not always count warm-up miles, but I still say, from what I?ve read, that he did NOT approach 90 mile weeks consistently. I mean if once or twice in a career he hit that mark, that is not the same as being his typical base weeks over his whole career. What were his lowest base weeks, as opposed to his highest, when he still achieved great success? If his typical, average base weeks during many segments of his career were more in the mid to high 60?s (as I?ve read) then that is a big difference between that and consistent ninety mile weeks. And it is not even close to some of the mileage totals Lydiard supposedly believed in and preached. Yes, Coe?s & Lydiard?a approaches maybe had as many similarities as differences, but I still say that on mileage, they were pretty far apart. And, many others have succeeded without the large volume of miles preached by Lydiard. That?s all.
As far as Hyperbole Watch?s comments, I guess he has never hear of satire (read Candide someday, but maybe you will find it delusional too). Sometimes irony, sarcasm, exaggeration and ridicule are used to point out the fallacy of someone?s point. Speedy?s contention that ?your body recovers quicker going on a easy run, rather then just resting completely? is NOT a proven fact, and when taken at face value & to the extreme (as I did in theory, and some people do in practice), it clearly can be seen as a BAD idea. I guess Hyperbole Watch missed the part where I compromised & said ?SOME easy running may help you recover?..to a point. An extra 100 miles a week of it?? I doubt it.? And that apparently was what Lydiard was preaching, or at least what Speedy was buying into. If complete rest(non-motion) is bad for you (and I am not sure it is), then go for some walks, easy bike rides, or easy short swims on top of your 100 (or whatever high-mileage #?s you are doing) mile weeks to loosen up. But don?t delude yourself into thinking that the more you run and jar your body on top of those 100 miles, the better recovered you will be. THAT is delusional, and Hyperoble Watch missed the obvious point.