Polarized training
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Aug 2020
6:45pm, 14 Aug 2020
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FenlandRunner
*applauds* Gobi. It amazes me that some really quick runners, seem to run almost every day really quickly. If they followed the polarised method they would mostly be running at 8 minute/miling with some quality sessions.... but they never seem to get the message. I'm sure they would improve by following the polarised method. |
Aug 2020
7:43am, 15 Aug 2020
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Gobi
Works well enough for me, I hate wishy washy
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Aug 2020
11:54am, 15 Aug 2020
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Hills of Death (HOD)
What’s Aladdin gotta do with it
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Aug 2020
2:53pm, 15 Aug 2020
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Chrisull
FR - There's multiple ways to skin a cat. Ed Whitlock famously pursued a very polarised training schedule on his route to breaking the over 70s marathon world record as Canute detailed here, but Gene Dykes who subsequently claimed it pursued a far more aggressive, lot more fast stuff kind of program.
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Aug 2020
3:08pm, 15 Aug 2020
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Kieren
Depends how brightly you want that candle to burn
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Aug 2020
3:18pm, 15 Aug 2020
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Gobi
No harm(unless you get injured) in a bit of high risk training every so often. I have used the Horwell method for a few weeks to get in shape fast. The results dont last as long as a patient approach but to get sharp quickly maybe twice a year then cool. However, it helps if you are already very fit when risking it. There is a jap v60 who basically runs 6 miles a day 5 days a weeks at a good pace has a rest day and does a long run. Says something about running fast to keep the elasticity in his muscles as he ages. (Caveat - this is going back a few years) I still prefer the long game through choice |
Aug 2020
3:55pm, 15 Aug 2020
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J2R
Gobi, keeping the elasticity in the muscles (or perhaps just maintaining muscle mass) is the reason I, as a 60 year old, do a small amount of really fast work, sprints and hills. You lose it much more quickly as you get older. On top of the 40-50 miles of largely easy running (80% +) I'm doing at the moment, I'm also doing 10-15 miles of brisk walking, accompanying Mrs J2R who is recovering from Lyme Disease and slowly trying to build her fitness back up (she had very serious neck pain and neurological symptoms which prevented her from running and cycling, among other things - keep an eye out for ticks, guys!). I'm quite convinced this brisk walking is a help for overall aerobic fitness for me, too, even on top of the running. If I'm moving for 2.5 hours at a heart rate 30-50 beats above my resting HR, it's got to be doing some good, I would say. |
Aug 2020
4:13pm, 15 Aug 2020
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SPR
I'm a big advocate of hill sprints. Do them pretty much weekly.
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Aug 2020
5:46pm, 15 Aug 2020
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FenlandRunner
J2R, totally agree with you. Brisk walking is totally underrated. Perhaps with age comes wisdom?
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Aug 2020
5:47pm, 15 Aug 2020
4,543 posts
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FenlandRunner
Also agree, Chrisull, with the caveat, that some who run too fast too much also appear to be injured too frequently.
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