Translate Renato Canova's training into something easy to comprehend and publish it as Canova Running Formula?

Good idea!

What's hard to comprehend? Renato's runners train much more thoroughly than you do. It's not for the mass market, it's for super serious runners.

I know it's not for the masses. I currently run 80-90mpw and I'm just wondering if, with no disrepect to Mr.Canova, someone wants to translate it to perfect English and organize it to help spread training to serious/semi-serious runners, etc. Yes I'm not exactly elite, but I wouldn't call myself part of the masses either with my training level and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get better.

I've essentially done that with some input from my own work. waiting for publisher.

I'd buy it if such a thing existed.

It's hard to understand what he writes and put it together to look at the bigger picture. Someone translating his coaching to us mortals would be good. Anyone want to make a nice buck on this business idea?

I'm working on an analysis of his posts on the Easter Marathon thread. It's mostly done. Maybe I'll bookmark this thread and bump in in a month or two when I'm done.

wellnow wrote:

What's hard to comprehend? Renato's runners train much more thoroughly than you do. It's not for the mass market, it's for super serious runners.

The same principles still apply whether you are a 13:00 or a 16:00 5k runner.

I would hope that if someone were to spend $$ for such a book, the information would have a little more basis than a few dozen forum posts. I would think the only people qualified to write extensively on the subject are people whom work closely with him and write english very well. Even then, the writer needs nothing better to do than write - which is difficult seeing how those people are very busy coaching or competing.

These are the reasons why it took so long for accurate and comprehensive works on Lydiard training didn't come out until decades after he had made his largest impact.

How much would you pay a month to be coach? Also how old are you and how fast?

Shouldn't you pay Renato something if you're using his work for a book?

Ho Hum wrote:

Shouldn't you pay Renato something if you're using his work for a book?

He could work with an English-speaking person to write the book.

777 wrote:

wellnow wrote:

What's hard to comprehend? Renato's runners train much more thoroughly than you do. It's not for the mass market, it's for super serious runners.

The same principles still apply whether you are a 13:00 or a 16:00 5k runner.

The basic principle of Renato's methodology is to extend speed endurance at all paces. And this requires extremely dedicated training.

Surely any runner or coach who was serious about this would be searching through all of Renato's posts here and training very hard?

I'm gonna sound mean here, but I doubt the sincerity of a lot of posters who post questions or replies to Renato. What I don't doubt is that lots of letrunners like to collect books about runners and training.

I would buy

Wellnow, how do I prove my dedication?

Aim higher and achieve higher.

Isn't there an obvious problem here? Canova himself would be the first to warn that his training methods are only applicable to the super-elite, and that a "miniature" version (I think that was his word) wouldn't work for regular folk.

Dan the Masters Man wrote:

Isn't there an obvious problem here? Canova himself would be the first to warn that his training methods are only applicable to the super-elite, and that a "miniature" version (I think that was his word) wouldn't work for regular folk.

I disagree with that, as valid principles should be able to work for anyone.

Picture It Igor wrote:

Translate Renato Canova's training into something easy to comprehend and publish it as Canova Running Formula?

is someone going to do this someday?

Did Mr Canova not write a book,obtainable from IAAF,some years ago?

Check it out,he is obviously a mountain of information on training specifics whose principles apply o runners of all abilities(as was Lydiard).