Quote Originally Posted by christopher leigh View Post
According to an interview Said Aouita never ran further than 16km in training but in my estimation is the best 5000m runner ever. He used training methods that meant he didn't have to churn out 120mpw. Yes he was gifted in terms of having a body built for running fast but it was his methods that made him excel.

It is too easy to put Britain's present/past poor results down to a lack of mileage as I've shown with my example.
Are you trying to suggest that SA had it right and every 5/10K runner since who does put in 120mpw is wrong?