Why Arthur Lydiard added interval training into Richard Taylor's training

Coach Arthur Lydiard explaining Richard Taylor's accomplishments and his 10,000 m win at the Commonwealth Games in 1974 by applying interval training.

[@Alex-pr6zv]

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

[@Paremata]

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.

[@stephendenney7349]

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.

[@mattiabianuccitrainer]

Brilliant contents ✌

[@marriedkiwi]

What a dagg of an accent