zzzz wrote:
So? wrote:
Just because he didn’t break 2:04 before the VFs doesn’t mean he wouldn’t have done it without them. Wouldn’t it make sense that as he ran more marathons he would get better at them?
I think the more common pattern historically is, when some finally gets to a high level, they kind of top out there, with some performances slower, and some around the same level. They don't continually improve consistently. Look at the marathon lists for people like Bill Rodgers, Yuki Kawauchi, Juma Ikangaa, Joan Benoit, de Castella, etc.
I wonder... I have never ran in VF but I hear over and over that people like to train in them because they don't feel beaten up afterward. Could it be that training in them allows one to train harder and recover easier thus getting a huge training benefit?