VO2max vs sprint training

[Captain_Doughnutman]

What the?!

I just posted similar (re: German Olympic 4000m team) on a different thread:

What would happen if I did a whole year of base?

Read for yourself: http://www.edzo.info.hu/images/Modelling4000m.pdf Training was based on the following concepts: establishment of a high aerobic performance level through high total training mileage (29,000–35,000 km·yr); improvement of the thereby gained aerobic level through repetitive workload peaks in road stage races; and recall of discipline-specific workloads and anaerobic mobilization through periodical track training. (note: of interest is the team’s physiological characteristic…