A trailer of the doco that shows why Australian Craig 'Buster' Mottram is one of the greatest distance athletes in the world and his challenge to take on the African dominance at the Beijing Olympics
180 km isn't as much as other elites, but it's smart training, not just volume. See all that cross training, that helps to get even more aerobic for the longer distances, while he has the repeats for track.
I've noticed that 3 hours/day total training seems to be almost the universal standard across a wide array of distance runners. Training details differ widely of course but 3 hours/day usually over 2 workouts seems to be at the base of elite training.
@medliberty craig doesn't actually RUN for 3 hours a day. If all of them were at 7 mins/mile (which is a conservative estimate) that would be more than 25 miles a day or 180 miles a week and it's clear Craig isn't doing that much. Probably 3 hours of total training per day (including supplementary exercises like lifting).
He's a great talent. Almost as good as Coe and Ovett over the mile and one of the elite over 5km, possibly could be a sub-27 guy over 10km, but the Africans are too good. If he was just 15 years older. He was born at the wrong time. Now he's no longer with Bideau, he'll be back. No disrespect, but he's better off without him. He needs to get some speed, the kind of Ovett acceleration, to get him out of trouble, to cover breaks and, of course, to kick over the last 80-100m.
yeh shit thats alot of shoes i do athleics and cross country i go through 7 pairs of shoes a year..in cluding spikes,flats and runners..god my training feels like crap now compared to his!! p.s go craig love ya man
