Anaerobic Endurance

I would definitely agree that Long Slow Distance does not help your training. I don't know if I would go so far as to say it hurts your training but I really don't think there is too much benefit from it. I think LSD in this form was a big misunderstanding of the Lydiard method, something I am a huge believer in.

LSD (Slow) was something designed for cardiac patients by Lydiard. Lydiard's more serious athletes (Snell, Halberg, etc.) did not do long SLOW distance, they did long STEADY distance. The famous 100 mile weeks they did during the base period was not slow by any means. There are records which indicate that they would run 10 mile run during their base period in around 51-52 minutes. Their long runs where also under 6:00 min for 22 or however many miles it was they ran (I'm drawing a blank right now) so that isn't exactly slow, at least not in my opinion.

Back to the essay. I think that there is an over-emphasize on the anaerobic portion, specifically in the glycolytic energy system in most training programs. Many coaches/teams/clubs have such a high emphasis on interval work and long super hard workouts when I think there needs to be a larger development on the aerobic system and the border of both aerobic and anaerobic (aka tempo runs).

One thing I did agree with is that many people do not emphasize enough of their ATP-PCr system, which the article calls phosphogen. I think there is something to be said about having explosiveness as it can translate to higher efficiency levels and it trains a small portion of a race that is usually neglected and may end up being the difference between winning or losing in a close race. Also, the idea of having good technique I don't feel like is necessarily very difficult for people to comprehend as most people tend to do drills and different kinds of things to try and help be more efficient.

I think also that the prescribed amounts of lifting done in this essay of the 2-3 on 1 off days is way to much. I think 2 days of lifting that is intense, relative to the point of the season and what training phase you are in, is enough. I am a big believer also in the periodization of strength training which is different than running periodization. A 3rd day of strength training should be devoted to more injury prevention type work and trying to become more dynamic as far as flexibility in the hips. I would agree with the OP that running is a specific sport, and you need to run.

You are correct to disagree. Suggesting less running is better is simply foolish. There is a place for LSD, but how "slow" is the question. I do not advocate jogging for long runs, but rather a pace that is a bit below marathon pace for my runners when they do their long easy runs. The science is quite clear on the advantages of this type of running.

Come on, it's a crossfit site! Of course it makes no sense, they just want you to join their x-fit cult. Then you pay 200 bucks a month to do some silly workout of the day.

brilliant ...

Being in great cardiovascular shape helps you with anaerobic endurance as well...at least to a point