This Book Made Me A Faster Runner - Review
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2023
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The Easy Interval Method by Klaas Lok is probably my favourite running book because it goes against the grain of lots of the running training that is popular today.
Klaas Lok was successful by running fast intervals every day at a comfortable pace and not lots of long runs at the same slow pace. He followed that up with an anaerobic session or race once a week, rather than the twice a week that is popular now.
I have used parts of his method in my training and had success with it. - Спорт
Hi Patrick. My name's Russ and I helped Klaas do the English version of this book. Thanks so much for doing this review and it's great to hear you've enjoyed and taken some positives from it! Super impressive marathon time as well, congrats! I have let Klaas know about your video - he'll be super keen to watch it and be glad of the feedback :)
Hi Russ, thanks so much for commenting and also letting Klaas know. The book has helped me a lot and I think it can help a lot of other people which is why I did the review. I'm just glad to share it.
It must have been an interesting project to work on. I hope the book gets a few new fans now, because I'm certainly one.
It was great fun to do! We've had a lot of interest in the last 24 hours which I think are all on the back of your video so thank you for that! :)
That's great to hear.
i could never find an English print version....till now!
Patrick, I like your approach. You’re the only person on the whole internet that isn’t constantly banging on about 80/20.. I’m not a fast runner (54y/o, running for about 5-6 months, 26:40 5k ) and I find the constant 6:45km boring AF. I tried MAF training (sticking to 125-130 HR) which seems to just get your body ‘set’ to run at a slow pace. It just feels more inspiring and invigorating to push a bit, rather than being ‘afraid’ to go over zone 2 more than 20% of the time.. maybe it’s because I’m a beginner ..I find your videos make me want to just run.. a bit faster and not limit my mindset to the ‘run slow to run fast’ paradigm
Another very interesting video, im learning so much thanks patrick
Thank you so much for taking the time to produce your videos
They have been really helpful & inspiring
Thank you very much, I really appreciate that.
I've been looking for that book for ages, but couldn't find a print version! Thank you!
This book looks great. I love your channel. I just started running this year and it's amazing. I have my 1st marathon and I am looking to get under 3:30.
I am starting my journey at 33 years old and it's so wonderful to see you start later as well and kick butt Thanks!
Good luck on your journey to sub 3.30. You've got lots of time at 33 to train and get faster. Enjoy the journey and I'm very glad you like the channel, thank you.
The best training system, imo. Awesome review!
Agreed! Thanks
These are some really interesting concepts. I’ve been running lots of “ploddy” miles for a couple years now, and sometimes I feel like I’m only getting better at running slow, ploddy miles, but not really getting much faster at all. I’ll have to check out this book and see if some of these ideas can help me. Thanks for the video! 🙏🏻
Yes it has a lot of sense to it in my opinion. The concepts have really helped me. Good luck.
I have seen several of your videos and enjoyed them. I too became very interested in EIM last year. It's a fascinating concept. I can definitely see what Klaas is saying about reactivity in the legs - when I run slow, my legs just go dead. No life there. Versus running fast and relaxed intervals to accumulate race pace volume without breaking yourself.
I've found the key is to avoid getting greedy with the pace. 5k pace max for me even on the shorter intervals.
Your advice is solid - taking bits from it instead of following to the letter. I think everyone could benefit from an easy aerobic interval session once per week. Its very energizing
BTW, there is another good book written by Bob Schul who used similar strategy to win gold in 5k many years ago. He tended to favor 200m repeats over and over at heart rate less then 80% of MHR
Some very relatable info especially just coming back from some plantar fasciitis.
Thanks, yes I think this method can help prevent injuries and is easier on the body if you're coming back from one. I'm in a similar situation.
That's an interesting book, Patrick! Will definitely read it after finishing my reading in progress. Can even read it in my own 🇱🇺language 😊. I started reading Daniel's Running Formula a few weeks ago. I like the book. Explains well, and all seems based on lots of study and experience. Also advocates doing all the different paces/intensities and specifies well how much of each depending on how advanced you are. I found out that I was doing too much of the hard (anaerobic) work in a week. Marathoning of Pfitzinger I also bought but haven't read yet.
Thanks Mike, glad you can read it in your own language! Yes Daniel's formula is very structured and well put together and obviously gets results.
This method just resonated with me and I found I enjoyed taking parts of it. Hope you enjoy the book.
Got and read the book. (Used your URL but had to modify for US.) Did my first 6x800 (shortened from 6x1000 b/c I'm slow) and loved it. The long rests make a huge difference. Felt no soreness at all the next day. I think that might replace my mid-week steady, medium-long run.
Brilliant, it really does keep you fresh and helps with speed. Glad you've found it useful.
I like Pete Pfitzinger Advanced Marathoning. He too prefers faster long runs and medium long runs mid week. Anything faster than 5k pace is only strides or 10sec hills otherwise he has you only doing 5k pace for intervals.
I'll have a look at that, I have seen it but never read it, thanks.
@@patrickmartinrunning I've just got your book to have a look.
Pfitzinger is great, he is an Arthur Lydiard guy. I used that book to get me a sub 3 last year. They preach building the aerobic base w/ a lot of long and med long runs @ 80-90% marathon pace. Another good book is Healthy Intelligent Training by Keith Livingston. A staple of theirs is a sub-threshold run (~ marathon effort) once or twice a week during base training and beyond.
I’m using Pfitz as a guide too. Quite a surprise that he has no 400m repeats sort of workouts.
He’s focused on distance and intensity extended over distance.
@@marcuslockhart4610 Yeah I got a 3h08m marathon at 59 years old last October. Aiming for a sub 3 myself this October if healthy enough by race day.
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Your last two videos have really got me thinking about my approach to training. I only got back into running 3 years ago when I turned 50 and have struggled with all the low HR, 80/20 style that's the default advice. When I ran previously in my 30's after giving up amateur football I just ran 3 days a week to feel, mostly over varied terrain and with a lot of hills, using the flat for recovery. Without any sort of training plan I ran a couple of 1:36 half marathons, which as I'm not built for endurance running (5'8 @80kg) I was happy with. The hilly runs would I think be similar to the EIM just without the structure. Definitely something I'm going to look into further. Is there a plan in the bookif I can only run 3 days a week due to old injuries and time restraints?
Really enjoy your video's, much more relatable, even if you are way faster than me!
Yes there are plans for if you want to run 2 sessions a week, or 3,4,5+.
I think it would be good in your situation because you can get more out of each run if you have less time, and you don't have to run as much as in the typical 80/20 low HR style. It's also less hard on your body if you have old injuries.
I think a lot of people find it more enjoyable than just slow running. I know if I had to run slow paces most of the time I probably wouldn't run at all, I would find it too boring.
The book has testimonials from older masters runners 40 plus who have achieved some great times running that way.
You've run some very good times in the past so the potential is there.
Age is just a number! i started running at 54 🙂
The fewer days a week you run the less the 80/20 style matters.
@@madsbpexactly, you are getting plenty of recovery anyway
That slightly faster high aerobic pace is what is known as Tempo. (comfortably fast)
The method of surging is known as fartlek. (speed play)
I have used a similar method for decades of success in masters running.
That's great to hear, it's obviously a very good method for masters runners.
Why is that?@@patrickmartinrunning
I bought the book, can you give an example of a workout you've taken?
We need training footage. (:
Coming soon!
You mentioned that you adopted this method in certain measure (not wholesale). May I ask how much you’ve incorporated?
Yes, the burst of speed on long runs. So I will speed up my pace for a minute or 2 every now and again in a long run. I also run a lot at a steady pace, not just a slow pace, which is similar to the fast but comfortable intervals in the book.
Ok but you definitely did not follow EIM before London....
And I I don't follow it now. As I mentioned in the video I've taken bits from it and used it in my training to suit how I train. But I think it's very useful for more people to be made aware about it.
Is that Klaas Lok pace is the as same as Threshold pace ?
Not quite. The book sets out different paces for different interval distances.
Btw, have you checked out Julian Goaters book "the Art of running "? I think you would like it as well...
Will check it out, thanks