‘Flying Finn’ – The Training of Lasse Viren
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A lot of the below information about the training of Lasse Viren was taken from the book ‘Running with the legends’, by Michael Sandrock, unless otherwise stated. We highly recommend this classic book to anyone who...
2:15.25 - The Training of Paula Radcliffe
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“From my training I can get a good idea of what I'm capable of” - Paula Radcliffe
A lot of the below information about the training of Paula Radcliffe was sourced from the book ‘Paula My Story so...
The Training of Steve Cram
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"Despite what some coaches might say, the majority of past successes were built on a sound endurance background forged by most on the mud and hills of strength-building cross-country events. Bypass this as an integral part of a competitive...
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"If the coach cannot do it, he cannot 'teach' it - only talk about it." Percy Cerutty
If the 'Australian Running Bible' was a novel, it would be a bestseller, with three co-authors. 'Rab' (Chris Wardlaw), 'Clo' (Pat Clohessy) and 'Dick' (Dick Telford). Forwarded...
The African Edge – 8 key points of running wisdom from Saltin, Noakes and Horwill
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Sources:
‘African Speed, African Endurance’ – By Amby Burfoot
British Milers Club Journal - Autumn 2001. Volume 3 Issue 12.
“Yes, a lot of Africans are born at altitude, not all. This gives them some advantage but it is not insurmountable. Remember this. Coe...
The Training of 1992 Olympic 5000m Champion Dieter Baumann
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“Yobes Ondieki told me that you have got to be able to run, at any time of the week, any time of the year, a fast l0-miler.” - Isabella Baumann
Sources
British Milers Club Journal....
Tempo Training - Do we do enough of it?
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"If I feel good then I run fast no matter what the session. Don’t waste good time – if you feel good then run hard!”
- John Ngugi
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‘African Speed, African Endurance’ –...
‘A Body Built on Pain’
The Training of Herb Elliott
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“I find that orthodox training is drudgery because it’s so unnatural to run for hours on end on a circular track.” - Herb Elliott
Sources
The Golden Mile, by Herb Elliott as told to...
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"Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’. The answer is usually: ‘Yes”. - Paul Tergat
Sources:
Running to the Limit - Training Plans, Tips and Secrets. By Paul Tergat.
Train Hard, Win Easy. The Kenyan Way. By Toby Tanser.
DOB:
17th June 1969, Riwo, Baringo District,...
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“The idea behind tempo runs is that by being right at lactate threshold you can consistently nudge it down. For instance, Matt Centrowitz, 4:50 (minutes per mile) is probably his lactate threshold, I’m hoping that 6 weeks from now it will be 4:40,...