might be wejo wrote:
First of all, that only adds up to 9 hours. Second, how is he only getting 10-12 miles in on his 2 hour workout days? Presumably there is a lot of sitting around or standing rest, so does this really count as 2 hours of running? Suppose during those two hours he is only running for 90 minutes (at best), now we are down to 8 hours a week of training.
Maybe this type of schedule will work for an aging super talent like Willis (then again maybe not), but I don't think this is an ideal schedule for the majority of people looking to get faster.
do not forget the amount of time for warm ups/downs (e.g. drills, stretching, stides) and other workout routines. do you honestly think that an intelligent, successful athlet like willis is unable to count numbers from one to ten?
precisely because the majority of the people is not talented like willis, this might be the right way. many runners are desperately focused on mileage, hammering the pavements for nothing other than sustaining a volume that is not appropriate for their personal needs.
tell bernie lagat that "low mileage" is not working.
(anecdotal evidence: i ran all my pb's on about 30-40mpw, all of it high quality. i thought i could get faster and all i have to do is to double my mileage. false. i never went faster.)