1) as /u/redliner90 mentioned, he does, what I assumed to be a lot more than typical amount of, other workouts that strengthen running muscles.
2) 20-25 miles of tempo a week is a lot more challenging than it may seem. Tempos are considered hard runs; collegiate teams do 1, maybe 2 weekly. I'd imagine anything more than that would be a serious issue with injuries.
The most I've done is a double marathon in a day (which pales in comparison), but you'd be surprised how little difference there is from being able to run x amount of miles to jogging 2x amounts; there's a point where you can just keep on going, though your pace may be suffer. I'd imagine the tempo seriously helped him do as much as he did in the time frame... freaking ridiculous.
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1) as /u/redliner90 mentioned, he does, what I assumed to be a lot more than typical amount of, other workouts that strengthen running muscles.
2) 20-25 miles of tempo a week is a lot more challenging than it may seem. Tempos are considered hard runs; collegiate teams do 1, maybe 2 weekly. I'd imagine anything more than that would be a serious issue with injuries.
The most I've done is a double marathon in a day (which pales in comparison), but you'd be surprised how little difference there is from being able to run x amount of miles to jogging 2x amounts; there's a point where you can just keep on going, though your pace may be suffer. I'd imagine the tempo seriously helped him do as much as he did in the time frame... freaking ridiculous.
Cheers Dennis
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