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General Conditioning First: At the beginning of any Lydiard training cycle, there is a long phase of aerobic running to build endurance and lay the foundation for fast training and a good performance on race day. The “aerobic” or “base” phase as it is commonly known could last from as short as eight weeks to half a year. Commonly eight to 12 weeks was undertaken, depending on the runner. During this phase, no anaerobic training is done, so no racing or hard speed work.

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