Your posts make interesting and informative reading. Much of what you have posted to date deals with marathoners.
What sort(s) of training philosophies/programs would you develop for milers and 1500 meter specialists?
Thank you in Advance.
Ciao.
Your posts make interesting and informative reading. Much of what you have posted to date deals with marathoners.
What sort(s) of training philosophies/programs would you develop for milers and 1500 meter specialists?
Thank you in Advance.
Ciao.
This could be the beginning of a 3000 poster, Baby! :)
Having spent the last 3 years competitively wallowing in poor results and a soul searching year away from the sport, I can tell you this: For me, the 1500 is an aerobic event first and foremost and I must train like a 5k runner for most of the year in order to be succesful in the 1500. I did so when I was succesful and didn't when I wasn't these last few years: simple proof is in the pudding type stuff.
... It took me 6 years to build up to logging 110 mile weeks and another 6 to learn that in fact my ideal # is probably in the peak range of 90-95/week. My point? Mileage is a personal thing in terms of what you'll be able to handle with respect to staying injury free and maintaining the workouts at a quality needed to reach your potential. My other point... take your time getting to that place, your body needs to adapt over the period of years not weeks or months.
I believe that the aerobic foundation that you build through the fall/winter/early spring needs to be maintained on a year long basis and thus you must plan your races accordingly so that you can schedule training blocks to address these needs. I also believe that keeping in touch with your speed on a year round basis is a neccessity but something I have always found quite easy to do. For me the tough part is the aerobic work when june rolls around, just know that we all have things we struggle at but must do to be successful.
I'll leave my first response with something Jim Spivey once told me (he ran 3:31 then late in his career moved up to make the olys at 5k...) I saw him in Feb at a meet where I ran a 3:55 indoor mile and he told me flat out: If you can break 4:05 for the mile right now, you're doing the wrong type of training! I'm sure he meant with respect to the summer season... but he was right: that's when it really mattered to me. Set your goals well ahead of time and plan accordingly.
Skuj wrote:
This could be the beginning of a 3000 poster, Baby! :)
Let's hope so! :-D
This is the thread that the Hood quote came from. A certain 13:23 guy also contributed. It's called 5000m training, but really, it relates to 1500/Mile alot.
Bump. Others may learn from Renato if he answers this thread.
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