Gerry's 350 mile weeks and 60mile single runs are well know and discussed. There hasn't been much discussion on what he did for Threshold training /interval training etc. Did he run that fast off running just mileage?
Wonderin what were some of his typical workouts? Did he do any during those 250 + mile weeks?
Get real, he also said he ran a 16 minute 4 mile XC race, a sub 2 hour marathon, etc. 350 miles a week, yeah right.
In Ron Clarke's book "The Lonely Breed" (a fabulous read, by the way--one of the alltime great running books), one type of Gerry's workouts (designed by Tracy Walters [sp?]) is described. It was dubbed "contact training" and designed to meet, and defeat, the Soviet runners' tactic of throwing in one hard lap in a 10,000.
Gerry would run 3/4-mile repetitions. The first lap would be at 10,000 pace (70sec.); the second would be at 60sec., to simulate the Soviets' hard lap; the third would be back at 70sec. The second lap wasn't too tough, but the third killed.
And, by the way, it's "Lindgren."
here it is
Sorry about the typo.....but to get back to the topic, we all heard about the mileage whether it is accurate or not i'm not to say, but I would like to know what Gerry did for workouts.
Thanks present, for that insight with the 3/4 miles you mentioned. Is Gerry the Jogger out there, can he fill us in?
Tony wrote:The guy is a COMPLETE QUACK!
Joffroirunning is a complete quack. That Gerry Lindgren article is fake.
Too many people want to focus on that short period where he tried the super-mega mileage, etc, and not on the more-typical workouts and mileage he did to become as great as he was.
Gerry is pulling everyones chain---read the Runners World Bio on him that came out in booklet form in the early '70's--it chronicles his workouts and mileage.
Any idea where that might be found?
I had that little RW booklet/bio on Gerry. (probably still in a box, in the garage, along with the "runners diet", 'cross country running", etc. I used to read all those little RW booklets....good stuff....serious stuff too....not this crap like today..."how to get 6 pack abs". At the time that booklet came out, it was in the early 70s, toward the end of his career when he was experimeting with the mega mileage. It is mentioned in the book as I recall. One workout he did in high school and college was doing fartlek on the country roads between telephone poles. He worked hard.
yeah, I had that book too....a real inspiration to a high schooler. It had a picture of him running the Lands End marathon in Washington State somewhere. He WAS way ahead of world record pace for a long time, but crashed and burned to a 2:22, if my memory is still good, 35 years later.
There used to be a book published in the early 70's, late 60's and it had the top high school runners and their workouts. The chapters had quarter milers, half milers, milers their PB & workputs, Lindgren I believe was in there. I know Ryun was, his intervals were just brutal. I kind of wondered at the time if they were exaggerated because they would take hours to do. Like some out of wack laddders 8x220 @27 with a 220 jog, 5 minute rest, 8x440 @60 with a 440 jog, 5 minute rest, 4x880 @ 440 jog, 5 minute rest, then back down again. Almost every day listed was that kind of stuff. Other people did workouts like 220,220,440,660,880,1320,880,660,440,220,220 for a hard interval session once or twice a week, That was an easy day for Ryun...crazy
Wondering Aloud wrote:
Wonderin what were some of his typical workouts? Did he do any during those 250 + mile weeks?
Monday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Monday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Tuesday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Tuesday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Wednesday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Wednesday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Thursday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Thursday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Friday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Friday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Saturday a.m. - go out door, run, got lost, ended up in Idaho
Sunday a.m. - Ran back
Keith Stone wrote:
Monday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Monday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Tuesday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Tuesday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Wednesday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Wednesday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Thursday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Thursday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Friday a.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some point
Friday p.m. - go out door, run, turn back at some other point
Saturday a.m. - go out door, run, got lost, ended up in Idaho
Sunday a.m. - Ran back
That was the first funny thing you've ever posted, Keith Stone. A miracle.