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Anaerobic training is essentil if you want to race
well. Bear in mind, however, that if you overdo anaerobic work, you will sacrifise
the very thing you have worked so hard to achieve, your good condition, which determines
your performance level.
Introduction to the Lydiard System
Sharpening.
You have built your aerobic capacity and developed
your anaerobic capacity. Now you need to keep your ability to tolerateoxygen debt
high without dragging your condition down. This is where the sharpening. Doing short
sharp sprints of 50-100 meters with 50 to 100 meters floats in between allows you
to tire your muscles without lowering your blood pH. Doing sharpening once a week
is most effective for the maintaining your maximum anaerobic development. In conjunction
with races or time trials during the week, you can continue to improve your race
times for quite a while.
Next section;
Marathon
Conditioning
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