The Training Effect

Posted by Allen Baird, Partner on Oct 5, 2009 in training | 0 comments

Eddie Izzard, what a guy – 43 marathons in 51 days!  Just one question.  HOW?  He’s not naturally uber-fit.  He only put in five weeks of preparation.  And, with each marathon, his time actually decreased.  So, again I say, how did he manage it? Sports scientist put it down to something called the training effect.  I was narked that, as a trainer, I’d never heard of this...