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The Bernard Lagat Thread
« on: December 08, 2015, 04:25:48 pm »
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deserves his own thread


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Re: The Bernard Lagat Thread
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2015, 04:26:07 pm »
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Will Bernard Lagat Live Forever?

http://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/will-bernard-lagat-live-forever

"What explains his longevity? One obvious explanation is that he doesn’t train very hard, at least in the way that “hard” is defined by serious runners. Lagat takes a day off every week, and he takes five weeks off every fall. At his peak, he runs about sixty-five miles a week. When he talks about his training, he sounds relaxed. Cam Levins, who came in third on Saturday night, recently ran a hundred and ninety miles in a week. Lagat does run his workouts hard, and he has perfect form"

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Re: The Bernard Lagat Thread
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2015, 04:27:27 pm »
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"the secret to running: not running"

(lagat's time off)

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444032404578006274010745406

"Many elite runners cover more than 100 miles per week. Not Lagat. This past year, he said, he maxed out at about 65 miles. For him, training is about intensity. Volume is overrated."


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Re: The Bernard Lagat Thread
« Reply #4 on: February 09, 2016, 03:08:50 pm »
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his longest training run to date is 16 miles. found that interesting.

http://www.iaaf.org/news/feature/bernard-lagat-usa-portland-rio-2016

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Re: The Bernard Lagat Thread
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2016, 05:11:24 am »
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and this is why he has his own thread:

O M G WTF?

41 years old .. insane finish. that is remarkable.

I can't believe I missed the live-stream of this, I wanted to see it.. FML!@#!

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUEO-kjZe4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNUEO-kjZe4</a>


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbghxjTIMps" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbghxjTIMps</a>

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Re: The Bernard Lagat Thread
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2016, 04:51:53 am »
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One of the comments on yt:

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aresmars20031 day ago
Great tactical race, here's 400m splits for top-4 and Rupp.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ares2000/28210779665

First 4 all hitting ~52s last 400m ,  :o  :o  :o
Target training paces (min/km), calculated from 5K PR 22:49 :
Easy run : 5:48
Tempo run : 4:50
VO2-max run :4:21
Speed form run : 4:02

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it's the biggest trick in the run game.. go slow to go fast. it doesn't make sense until it smacks you in the face and you're like ....... wtf?

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Re: The Bernard Lagat Thread
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2016, 04:55:48 am »
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One of the comments on yt:

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aresmars20031 day ago
Great tactical race, here's 400m splits for top-4 and Rupp.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ares2000/28210779665

First 4 all hitting ~52s last 400m ,  :o  :o  :o

ya wtf?

insane