The Bernard Lagat Thread

[adarqui]

deserves his own thread

[adarqui]

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"

[adarqui]

"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."

[adarqui]

nice short interview, some talk about his training

http://www.runnersworld.com/rt-web-exclusive/qa-with-bernard-lagat

[adarqui]

his longest training run to date is 16 miles. found that interesting.

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

[adarqui]

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>

[vag]

One of the comments on yt:

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 ,     

[adarqui]

One of the comments on yt:

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 ,     

ya wtf?

insane