Andrew Coggan wrote:
I take it that you haven't actually read the book? The parts that I contributed are practically all things that I had previously posted online, just polished up a bit (mostly by the editor) to create a better "flow" to the entire book. That's why Hunter gets much more of the authors' (minimal) share of the profits, and why there will never be another edition (i.e., I wasn't really that interested in writing the original, and am definitely not interested in doing even more work to produce an updated version).I've got a copy within arm's reach of my desk, along with a couple from Friel. There's the real old Jeff Galloway book in there somewhere too.
I have a lot of respect for your work, especially as it's your hobby. Except maybe this recent paragraph:
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Despite my efforts, many (including Sufferfest, at least up until now) have naively and mistakenly used my system to PRESCRIBE training, often via "canned" programs/workouts that don't entail direct input from a coach/direct interaction with the athlete.My earlier point about discovering how many matches one has is this: A lot of us do endurance sport as our hobby. We get to 'race' a handful of times a year, without the kind of direct coaching that would help us know whether we're puncheurs, or just freds with too much cash and tummy and bike. We often don't have access to coaches with whom we can directly interact [whether a result of time, cash, or geography]---we have resources like your book, online articles, friends, and we have apps.
What Sufferfest is working at here is putting a system into the hands of the athletes a means by which to understand themselves as riders. Is 4DP a novel idea? Is FTP dead??! Nah, but the presentation in an easily accessible application is still potentially empowering. Might help users avoid some of the pitfalls of the canned workouts you mention.