Archive for April 2009
Finding the Right System.
Finding the right system. Do you follow a Lydiard system? Daniels? Coe? Hudson? Or how about Pfitzinger? That is a very common question that many coaches and athletes get asked. It typifies our need to simplify training down into something that is easy to digest. What’s Lydiard? 100mi weeks leading to a peak. How about…
Read MoreAnaerobic Training
Whether you call it anaerobic training or high intensity training or any other phrase, I’m talking about high lactic interval work. Stuff that makes you feel the burn in the legs and makes you tie up like no other. Recently, there have been some studies, on not endurance trained participants, that have shown that these…
Read MoreMoses Mosop’s Training
Below, I’m going to take a look at some recent research done and then look at how that correlates with Moses Mosop’s training (1st at Kenyan XC Champs and 11th at Worlds). Take it Easy: There is a large debate in endurance training circles about easy or “junk” mileage. Does it do anything? How much…
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