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--- Paul Rogers <paulr99@gmail.
> Nick, yes that sounds like an applicable theory.
> There have been a
> few champion "big" 800 metre runners in my memory --
> mostly 400
> specialists doing both, eg, Juantorena (Cuba) in the
> men and
> Kratochvilova (Czechoslavakia)
> they were part of,
> or had access to, methods used by the Soviet block
> in that era
> (enough said).
>
> So I guess that might work out if it were possible
> to do. My feeling
> is that the intervals and distance work required for
> aerobic and
> anaerobic capacity would make it just about
> impossible for a clean
> athlete to run "heavy" and be a champion 800 metre
> runner. That's not
> to say that Brian or anyone else running for fun or
> training can't
> have a great deal of fun. Mind you, Brian might be
> exceptionally
> strong without much bulk. I did not notice his
> weight.
>
> Borzakovskiy, the current Russian Olympic champ is a
> big man, but not
> overly muscled, and he has huge sprinting anaerobic
> strength. (BTW,
> not suggesting any impropriety on his part.) Watch
> for him in
> Beijing. If you like track and field, there's
> nothing better than
> watching his finishing kick.
>
> Here is what Frank Horwill, a well-known 800 metre
> coach has to say
> about body weight:
Paul, that article you cited is excellent.
http://www.pponline
Any one interested in training runners should read and
digest the contents of the article.
It very clearly addresses the issue of the importance
of the quality of the mileage run weekly vs the volume
of miles and the proper mix of aerobic work and
anaerobic work.
My impression in reading posts written by individuals
with a primary weight lifting back ground, is that
they do not realize that anaerobic work can and should
be done on the track.
The article gets to the heart of the discussion of
specificity of training. The best way to be come a
faster runner is to train at running faster by
including a lot of fast intervals.
In my experience in coaching cyclists I found too many
cyclists try to ride a lot of miles but do not include
high intensity interval training (on the bicycle) in
their program.
Ralph Giarnella MD
Southington Ct USA
> "The best weight for two-lappers
> ------------
> Another important factor that affects the
> acquisition of greater
> endurance is body weight relative to height. Coe was
> 5ft 9in tall and
> weighed 119lbs (1.753m/53.978kg)
> pounds lighter
> than the average non-active man of the same height -
> or 35 per cent
> less! While this may be too extreme, a figure of 10
> per cent less (in
> this case, 144lbs) must be considered the maximum
> allowable weight
> for the height. Thus, the average man of six feet
> (1.829m) in height
> may weigh 176lbs (84.368kg) but for two-lap purposes
> he should not
> exceed 159lbs (72.121kg). Weight is lost by the
> avoidance of high-fat
> foods and a gradually increasing volume of work."
>
> See the complete article here:
> http://www.pponline
>
> Cheers,
>
> Paul Rogers
> Gympie, Australia
>
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