I'd love to get a copy of that. I think it was from the late 80's or very early 90's. From memory, the premise of the article was that German coaches were successfully training their elite runners by having them do a secret routine whereby they would run on a street curb. The result claimed dramatic improvements (like dropping 2 minutes for one female who went from 33 to 31 minutes in the 10k) and I believe there was even a quote from said female German runner. The best part was that she was named "Yerganna Hirt" - or something like that... as in you're gonna hurt. The next month, Triathlete published an apology and said that the editor didn't realize it was a joke. The moral of the story was like don't belive everything you read when it comes to training.
Does anyone remember this? That month I broke my foot trying the new training method.
Is there anyone here who has been around long enough to know what I am talking about? I'll send a free running-hat to anyone who can find a link or scan/post this termendous debacle in publishing.
Does anyone remember this? That month I broke my foot trying the new training method.
Is there anyone here who has been around long enough to know what I am talking about? I'll send a free running-hat to anyone who can find a link or scan/post this termendous debacle in publishing.