Nice work and training ❤

There is certainly a tendency to start using the watch as proof of what an athlete can do and then the tendency comes to do them faster than what was planned in terms of which muscle fibers are being targeted missing the whole point of the workout. At the same time I think it is good for the mind to be able to see some kind of goal achieved out of the workout. Maybe that's why I like fartlegs. I can set up a total distance I am aiming to cover but then just using the watch to govern the amount of time engaged in the paces. Throwing in some hills also makes it challenging since the pace will have to be adapted slower to account for increased oxygen debt.

meet her in 1983, i was 13, she signed my running diary and was so charming i will never forget, i was lucky enough to meet one of my heros

What a dagg of an accent

She did a beautiful job describing a peak!

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I need to see this in real time motion to make sense of it. Everyone looks very peculiar in slow motion.

I could listen to Arthur Lydiard speaking all day long. He had a real knack for laying out the complexities of training.

These bounds counteract the tendency for endurance runners to use knee flexion only to pass the drive leg under the body. Generating more force on the ground, extending the leg and locking the knee allows the quad to fully extend and less strain on the patellar since it gets disengaged when straight

Great video. So much excellent information here alongside with Dr Keith Livingstone who is passionate about the Lydiard Way and his knowledge on Arthur. Also being advised from Barry...who was Bread and butter Lydiard. I thoroughly enjoyed your Podcast Lorraine on the wings of mercury off Spotify. Cheers

Lorraine, you are an inspiration to many fellow Kiwis.

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An amazing Kiwi Woman who achieved the Pinnacle of a very Illustrious Career as a Champion Marathon Runner. A goal only ever achieved by Doing the job as only Lorraine would do Our the most successful Marathon Runner ever, a Champion as of Right. Thanks for all those wonderful memories in your Career. Another Fine example of a Kiwi in Motion Cheers Lorraine..

Oh, how I remember this! Great post. Thanks.

im in my 40s now, but I was trained by a coach who was trained by Lydiard in my teens. I just instinctively do this technique even now on hills in races. And my training programme is still based on this formula. In races no one can pass me on hills and I can make up time on them. I also do heavy spin classes for the same effect when injured. BUT, downhill is a different story! Never nailed that. Was always up hill and speed and long runs... downhill I lose the pace

Interesting that Richard Taylor developed Ankylosing Spondylitis. I have has the same disease since I was about 19, although it was not diagnosed until I was 27. I am now 71, and have had both hip joints replaced along with surgery for my upper spine. My fastest running days were in high school, and I liked the sport. But I sometimes wonder if my running contributed to my getting AS, or if it was entirely independent of my running.

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A great webinar! I'm sure we'd be extremely happy if we could download the presentation you're showing. Thanks in advance!

I really appreciate the discussion about training for time and not miles. My easy pace is up to around 13 min/ mile, and running 22 miles in training is absurd at that pace when the pros are running their long runs in 2 hours. And they generally don't have to go to work on Mondays.

For How much time doing hills or each hill exercise?

When I first saw an old video where Lydiard himself insisted that his program was not LSD, I felt like a victim of a 20-year game of telephone. Thank you for giving people the real deal.

Respect.

The weekly plan you show is nothing like Lydiard described it in "Run to the Top" or "Running with Lydiard". Lydiard wants you to run daily at a steady state (i.e. just below aerobic threshold) effort for at least 12 weeks. Steady state is definitely not chatty. Lydiard mentions 3:15-3:45 per km for an Elite runner, slower than that is too slow. He wants you to be able to say a sentence without gasping for air but if you're able to hold up an inner monologue you're going too slow. Now, the jogs (slow, chatty, refreshing) should be done in addition to the daily steady state efforts! Whenever you can spare time, as he writes. As a sweet spot of not too much and not too low volume he mentions 160km of steady state and just as much (160km) of additional jogging per week. Obviously this is way too much for a beginner or mere recreational runner (i.e. Jogger), or pretty much any non-professional who can't dedicate as much time to his running as he'd like to. But even if you don't have the time or experience to run 320km a week you should stick to the daily steady state runs during marathon-conditioning (phase 1), even if you can only manage 15-30mins a day at that speed at first. The nature of a steady state run (with exception of the LR) is such that you should be left pleasantly tired at the end knowing you could've gone slightly faster without dipping into an anaerobic effort. The LR should leave you tired, if not, go faster next time. True, when you follow a modern program, there's no way you could run at a steady state effort daily, and finish the 2-3 weekly hard workouts (LT, VO2Max), at least not for a prolongued period of time. However, since with Lydiard you don't go into alactic or anaerobic efforts during marathon-conditioning, thus don't lower your blood pH, your body - with proper nutrition and sleep - should be able to recover quickly from those daily 60min+ efforts, putting you in the position to run back-to-back long efforts (like Mon-Sun for 60,90,60,120,60,120-180,90 after only a couple weeks) laying the ever so important aerobic base.

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Back to Basics...Halcones

A very precious webinar! Thanks for uploading :) Keep them coming!

I was there for the Dream Mile, and was disappointed for Jim.

What a finish! Amazing!

Epic!

Seiko uno dei più grandi maratoneti di sempre" dimenticato"

Really pleased to find this as it is the first time I've seen footage of the Avon International Women's Marathon held in London in 1980. I've written about the race: runyoung50.co.uk/the-first-london-marathon/

Brilliant contents ✌

Without a doubt Simon, phenomenal!

This is just amazing!

Absolutely excellent!

Absolutely excellent the only way to train right no question!

Truly outstanding!

Very nice comments, I am looking forward to successfully passing and completing this course.

We love you, queen Lorraine!!!

Very interesting I like all things Lydiard Foundation, keep them coming thank you very much!!

Here's to 9 toenails!! LOL

Legend absolute legend!!!!!!!!

Very encouraging really excellent.

I have learnt something amazing from this interview as I always do with Lydiard Foundation, Lorraine and everyone else associated with Arthur Lydiard, thank you so much with deepest gratitude, I am truly beyond grateful!

Where is she now?