Allie Kieffer - Let's take a closer look at training? What caused a 15 minute PR?

Grushenka wrote:

Yeah, it's not just time constraints but also the cost.. Thankfully I'm a single female in my 20s, but still, shoes and food are expensive.. My club doesn't have any shoe deals, so I was super stoked when Nike gave me a pair of Pegasus to train in! One day my club will have a shoe deal..

Free swag is nice, but I would love the prepared meals and other services that free up my time (could Moonshot Part 2 include laundry, house cleaning, and vehicle maintenance/travel expenses?). Life's little responsibilities get annoying and time consuming.

Also, be careful what you share on here, because you've shared enough that the letsrun stalkers can figure out who you are. Just ask anybody that tries to cheat in a marathon or their run across America.....

Unless, of course, you want the letsrun losers to know who you are.

Yeah, the food service was super nice!! Def going to miss it, ha! The massage therapy though is probably the best aspect. It's so expensive to get massages; I should have made time to take advantage.

Thanks for the warning.. Not going to keep up posting too much anyway..maybe the Letsrun stalkers can get my team a shoe deal :p!!

Allie Kieffer is in NYAC, so I don't think it's just the sponsorships..

Great in-depth interview. Seems to be very level-headed in her approach. Having using Twitter to shadow NAZ and having her family use subways to give her splits off the lead women is a great touch.

http://www.flotrack.org/video/1265507-on-the-run-meet-americas-unlikeliest-marathoning-hero-allie-kieffer-ep-63#.WgJndIZrzhc

The finish for her was super tight. Five women in 20 seconds, and she must have outleaned Dossena. She rolled up three of them in less than the final mile:

4 Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:29:36 5:43

5 Allie Kieffer USA 2:29:39 5:43

6 Sara Dossena ITA 2:29:39 5:43

7 Eva Vrabcova CZE 2:29:41 5:43

8 Kellyn Taylor USA 2:29:56 5:44

Improved on her PR by 25mins.....any chance of EPO in play here?

Any chance?

Assume the best, not the worst. Please stop.

Tayken wrote:

Improved on her PR by 25mins.....any chance of EPO in play here?

Her actual improvement is more like 10 minutes- she ran 2:44 on an indoor track on a few days notice last year. Probably in sub-2:40 shape then, buttressed by a 32-minute 10000 this spring. But go ahead and believe that everyone faster than you is on the dope, if it helps preserve the precious and delicate snowflake geometry you obviously cultivate with care.

YMMV wrote:

Great in-depth interview. Seems to be very level-headed in her approach. Having using Twitter to shadow NAZ and having her family use subways to give her splits off the lead women is a great touch.

http://www.flotrack.org/video/1265507-on-the-run-meet-americas-unlikeliest-marathoning-hero-allie-kieffer-ep-63#.WgJndIZrzhc

The finish for her was super tight. Five women in 20 seconds, and she must have outleaned Dossena. She rolled up three of them in less than the final mile:

4 Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:29:36 5:43

5 Allie Kieffer USA 2:29:39 5:43

6 Sara Dossena ITA 2:29:39 5:43

7 Eva Vrabcova CZE 2:29:41 5:43

8 Kellyn Taylor USA 2:29:56 5:44

wish they would stay on camera for the top 10 to finish.

There a couple of people in this thread that seem to have also been on Project Moonshot. Can anyone comment on what the strength training was like? I'd be interested to see what was done for the strength sessions. Also, how long was the program for, did you have much experience adding strength before this program or was this new? Looking for ideas for my own training and I'm intersted to see what Nike's approach is.

YMMV wrote:

Great in-depth interview. Seems to be very level-headed in her approach. Having using Twitter to shadow NAZ and having her family use subways to give her splits off the lead women is a great touch.

http://www.flotrack.org/video/1265507-on-the-run-meet-americas-unlikeliest-marathoning-hero-allie-kieffer-ep-63#.WgJndIZrzhc

The finish for her was super tight. Five women in 20 seconds, and she must have outleaned Dossena. She rolled up three of them in less than the final mile:

4 Edna Kiplagat KEN 2:29:36 5:43

5 Allie Kieffer USA 2:29:39 5:43

6 Sara Dossena ITA 2:29:39 5:43

7 Eva Vrabcova CZE 2:29:41 5:43

8 Kellyn Taylor USA 2:29:56 5:44

Geat interview. A refreshing new face on the scene.

wantfasterresults wrote:

There a couple of people in this thread that seem to have also been on Project Moonshot. Can anyone comment on what the strength training was like? I'd be interested to see what was done for the strength sessions. Also, how long was the program for, did you have much experience adding strength before this program or was this new? Looking for ideas for my own training and I'm intersted to see what Nike's approach is.

The training was a weekly email prescribing 20-70 miles or so. The strength training might be a suggestion that you join the Nike Plus club's "Better Butt" or "Explosive Agility" sessions (not kidding).

I don't mean to malign Nike's effort here, and Allie may have had some more dedicated or specific advice, but the general Moonshot program did not include a lot of great training or strength advice for serious marathoners.

Program was 16 weeks.

So basically seems like the main benefits for most people were gear, food, and massages? Is that correct?

In my experience (which may not be universal) yes, definitely.

BillyZKid wrote:

All the attention goes to Shalane, but AK’s race was the quiet performance of the day that people who truly understand running should be talking about. This caps an incredible comeback year for AK. She deserves major props and hopefully gets a nice sponsorship if she doesn’t have one already. Go Allie!!!

Lol you're saying the real performance of the day wasn't an American woman ending a 44 year drought to win the New York City Marathon? AK ran really well, and seems to have a bright future, but going from above average to good is a heck of a lot different than going from great to champion.