Thanks for the insight. Two questions-
Were these sessions of a general fitness or intensive tempo/special endurance nature?
Do you believe that this fitness directly improved her performance or allowed for better training?
Lastly, a question for everyone in general, what does this say about the role of general fitness for the all athletes, even those who have achieved an elite level? Are most people lacking in general fitness, or is this too much of an individual issue? Just as an observation from many of the journals on this site, many seem to overlook general fitness in preference to the more specific work. While specific work is obviously the critical consideration, is this a mistake for many?
Thanks.
General fitness should already be present at the top, but if you find a talent who is already fast and this is missing, you know you’ll get results by fixing that issue first.