If you discovered a really good training method that worked, would you share it ,or keep it private?

What good would keeping it private do you?

I'd probably keep it secret and further my career without letting my running 'rivals' know how I got so good. Then i'd probably tell everyone when I was old.

I would share it with everyone who wanted to buy the book I would write which would contain the information. I might as well get a little $$ for more the research.

Ask Bill Aris...

imagine if Lydiard had kept his training secret, it might have taken until the 80s for the rest of the world to catch on and break decades of NZ distance dominance

Since you ask, I have, and I'm writing a book about it. And along the way, I'm learning that no matter how much hard evidence you provide, most (not all) people are very, very resistant to changing their ways or trying something new.

Share it. I'm never going to be world class anyway, and by sharing a revolutionary new training method I could become famous/wealthy as a coach/consultant/author.

I\'d share it with the people I like. And I like you guys.

I'd write a book, coin some cool saying for this new running "system" and the people on letsrun would mock it.

postcollege wrote:

imagine if Lydiard had kept his training secret, it might have taken until the 80s for the rest of the world to catch on and break decades of NZ distance dominance

More like, imagine if Emil Zatopek kept his interval training secret, and Finland continued to do the 5k/10k/marathon triple every year.

Guess I wouldn't be inclined to give up the farm to share my "trade secrets". Interesting how many are, not only in running or sport, perhaps as a need to be recognized as credible. Perhaps that need is greater than the need to carry an edge into the game.