Of course Merrill isn't banned from the Open, but there's no way he attempts it. In addition to the funky movements, you'll have to video all of your WODs, which smacks of extra effort (i.e. above and beyond putting on your running shoes).
That MAF theory is intriguing, but you failed to post a link, so I sort of feel like you made the whole thing up just to throw a wrench in my plans. And it's coming from a guy, Mark Allen, who excelled in Ironman 30 years ago. (He was the reason I got my first Ironman watch, by the way). But 30 years ago is a long time and training and research has changed, right? The fastest times ever in Hawaii and overall happened in 2011 and 2012. Again, not 30 years ago.
To me, this seems like you would critique MAF for the same reasons you'd critique CFE: it'll get you to the finish line, but you won't win. Just because this reinforces your approach, however, you run with it - pardon the pun.
Anyway, I played nearly two straight hours of full-court basketball this morning, so I'm chalking that one up as my long interval training for the week.
mywrite: two hours of basketball. Lots of jogging, sprinting and a little defense. First time in 4 months, shot surprisingly well. Fun morning.
A. I am going to try and film myself doing pullups so I can show da proof when I do the open.
ReplyDeleteB. I posted a link to the article.
C. Craig Alexander, who was interviewed on the famous Hack and the Flack podcast, barely beat Mark Allen's record from 1989 of 8.07 - Ironman winning times are still similar to the times from 25 years ago - which is amazing considering how few people were doing them in the late 80s and how few training programs there were.
D. MAF not only gets you to the line - world champions like Allen use the approach. Show me proof of someone who has broken 2.30 for a marathon using CFE and we can talk.