Run Long, Run Healthy — March 2, 2023
How to Train like Norway’s Superstars. But What about Eliud Kipchoge? Never Ignore These 4 Pains
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10 min readMar 2, 2023
How to train like the Norwegian superstars
We have entered the era of Norwegian training. This follows on the heels, historically speaking, of Finnish training (Nurmi et al), Swedish training (fartlek), German training (intervals), New Zealand training (Lydiard, Peter Snell) and perhaps Kenyan training, though that one’s a bit hard to pin down.
We know we’re in the Norwegian era because athletes like Jakob Ingebrightsen, Kristian Blummenfelt, and Gustav Iden are winning Olympic and world titles and setting records. And also because the training system is so precise, and being studied and written about by so many.
Since training methods are of great interest to all runners and readers of this newsletter, let’s dig in. Before we do so, here’s a reminder. Training…
