Do you believe Bekele runs 130km (80 miles) per week?

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9 years ago 03/27/2015 9:35am EDT

re: canopea

canopea wrote:
More info on Bekele's training:
http://web.archive.org/web/20050416023749/http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~bpence/Bekele/Bekele_Training.html

You unless you have a log with about 3 months of training, don't believe anything your read about someones training:). You end up looking at things like peaking weeks before a big week, the best week ever, or some delusional coaches plan (see Frank Horwill) that no one runs and not something that is remotely like what the person really did. And then there are the mismeasured courses (10 miles that is really 9.5, 800m on the road that is downhill and really 780,...).

And in this case I wouldn't be shocked to learn that Bekele averages 80 mpw for the year. You have a some 100 mpw during the base phase and a some 50 mpw during comp and that would be a decent average.

I know it is hard to believe but there have been people between 1500m and the marathon who have run fast times on 70-90mpw. Not everyone needs to run megamileage to be fast.

9 years ago 03/27/2015 10:04am EDT

re: I am not buying it

Not buying it.

True, Lagat gets away with a fast 80 mpw, but he's a 1500m runner who has drifted up into 5k territory. Bekele is a 10k guy who also does 5ks and is trying the marathon. That's very different.

They both are wonderfully efficient runners, truly a pleasure to watch, but Bekele didn't get his strength from 80 mpw.

9 years ago 03/27/2015 10:24am EDT

re: 1955

It was 80-85 when he was a track runner. Now he's a marathon runner it's more.

9 years ago 03/27/2015 5:03pm EDT

re: asdfasafsd

Although, Canova's training is not exactly super-high mileage. I have read stuff on him and he has noted that many of his runners have such a high-mileage and high-aerobic background, there is not a current need to hammer out huge mileage. At this stage of their training lives, it is more important to hit marathon specificity and quality and get more rest.

9 years ago 03/27/2015 5:27pm EDT

re: true brit

true brit wrote:
Bekele is a beast, and when he's at 100% he's unbeatable (unless he miscounts laps lol - thinking back to Mombasa '07).

What? You think Kenenisa lost in Mombasa because he miscountend the laps?

You shouldn't be posting here. You know nothing about running.

9 years ago 03/27/2015 8:49pm EDT

re: I am not buying it

I am not buying it wrote:
I found a video interview with Bekele from 2010 when he trained for 10k and he admits to training twice every day, running 12-15 miles a day and over 100 miles a week.
Is Bekele bad at maths? If not, who is a liar, Bekele or Canova?

Based on Canova's posts we know he is either an idiot or a drug supporter. So a liar? Good chance if he's a drug pusher, but if he's an idiot, then Canova might just be bad at maths.

9 years ago 03/27/2015 10:07pm EDT

re: Mrr82

Or maybe he runs less now than he did five years ago...

9 years ago 03/28/2015 10:03am EDT

re: asdfadsfads

asdfadsfads wrote:
Or maybe he runs less now than he did five years ago...

Which has what to do with this? Canova said he's never run more than 80/week as a pro.

9 years ago 03/28/2015 10:19am EDT

re: AronTbt

He's got years of quality training behind him, I don't think he needs as much mileage as he did in the past, he's got enough adaptation to last him the rest of his career (on the track). This is probably part of the reason Bernard was able to produce despite lowering his training volume ~38 years old (save the doping accusations).

9 years ago 03/28/2015 10:24am EDT

re: I am not buying it

perhaps they mix up miles and kilometers??? that would make sense!!!

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