Thinking of regular, ok-to-good runners (not beginners or elites), is there anything actually substantially wrong with Daniels' approach, workouts, paces, etc?
In other words, if someone who's basically fit wanted to follow a structured system, is there any reason for it not to be Daniels?
I ask because there's not much consensus on here over basic approaches to training, but at some point you have to pick something. Daniels looks as well thought-out and researched as anything else I've seen, and is widely known and easy to pick up, but the wildly differing opinions thrown about on here indicate there are some real reasons to do something different. What are they?
Pros - based on thorough research, solid rationale/theory, tried and tested, easy performance metric (VDOT)
Cons - some decades old, possibly overturned by newer ideas e.g. central governor, VDOT paces don't take account of individual's speed vs. endurance bias
So, if you have a solid rebuttal/refutation of Daniels, please share it here. Enquiring minds want to know.