Comments on: Running’s Big Unanswered Questions http://fitnessintuition.com/2007/12/14/runnings-big-unanswered-questions/ The wisdom of the heart in exercise and sports training Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:06:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Matt Metzgar http://fitnessintuition.com/2007/12/14/runnings-big-unanswered-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Matt Metzgar Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:15:35 +0000 http://fitnessintuition.com/2007/12/14/runnings-big-unanswered-questions/#comment-505 Great post. I have often wondered the same thing, comparing what you call method 1 and 2. I don't know which one produced better results, but I would say something like method 2 is more natural. In terms of evolution, if man had to sprint sometimes, it was not only for 4-5 weeks per year. He would have had to sprint on a regular basis along with his regular distance running. This topic came up in the book, "Born to Run". The runs were mostly distance work with occassional sprints thrown in. Also, the joy factor: if a person doesn't feel like sprinting a certain day, there's probably no reason to do it. Have you heard of MovNat? You might find it interesting. Great post. I have often wondered the same thing, comparing what you call method 1 and 2.

I don’t know which one produced better results, but I would say something like method 2 is more natural. In terms of evolution, if man had to sprint sometimes, it was not only for 4-5 weeks per year. He would have had to sprint on a regular basis along with his regular distance running.

This topic came up in the book, “Born to Run”. The runs were mostly distance work with occassional sprints thrown in.

Also, the joy factor: if a person doesn’t feel like sprinting a certain day, there’s probably no reason to do it. Have you heard of MovNat? You might find it interesting.

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