No, not me. That would be ridiculous.
However, I have a former athlete that I coached, and she has someone training for a marathon.
I told her about the short-to-long Charlie Francis-type stuff, since I do something a lot similar coaching rowers (but not back when I coached her). I mean, it seems similar to me. Charlie, on the other hand, might wonder what the hell I was doing.
She was wondering what Charlie Francis-type marathon training would be. Yes, I know it’s essentially an oxymoron. However, some stuff would apply – don’t get people injured, don’t do work just to do work, quality counts, etc.
Does any one have any ideas about what sensible marathon training (if such a thing exists) would be? I know I could go to a marathon-type site, but I’d like to know what the crowd here thinks.