So when you do a lot of other hard stuff besides the running, the running gets harder, just like at altitude. Then you taper and do away the cross training and you feel like a million bucks. Thats my theorie at least.
Generally I see all of the European, and North American runners doing most/all of this "other" training, but the East Africans - Kenyans and Ethiopians - they just run!
You never see a picture of Eliud Kipchoge swimming, water-running, running in some zero-G unit, weight training etc . . . In fact here's a few pages from his training diary - http://www.sweatelite.co/...orld-record-attempt/ Yikes!
Why the difference?
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Generally I see all of the European, and North American runners doing most/all of this "other" training, but the East Africans - Kenyans and Ethiopians - they just run!
You never see a picture of Eliud Kipchoge swimming, water-running, running in some zero-G unit, weight training etc . . . In fact here's a few pages from his training diary - http://www.sweatelite.co/...orld-record-attempt/ Yikes!
Why the difference?
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog