Running Risks

I’ve been reading Angella Issajenko’s book and on page 98 it details her workout from April 15th 1980.

Morning:
4 laps, 6x20m, A & B skips
1x600m, 1x300m, 3x100m
Medicine ball
10 + 50m running As, 40m accelerations, jog back.

Afternoon:
8 laps, 6x20m, As, Bs, running As
1x600m, 1x300m, 3x100m
10 + 50m tempo into 20m running As, jog back
Short break
6xMedicine ball I + II
100 + 200 + 100m
200 + 200 + 100
100 + 200 + 200 + 200
100 + 200 + 200 + 200
100 + 200 + 100
Short break
50m into 20m running As, jog back
50m into 20 push ups
50m into 20 sit ups
50m into 20 hip circles
50m into 20m running As
50m into 20 push ups
50m into 20 sit ups
50m into 20m running As
50m into 20 push ups
50m into 20 sit ups
Warm down

That seems like a killer day of training!! I would be interested to get the thoughts of the forum regarding that session, and also how that sort of training evolved into Charlie’s more contemporary methods. Also Charlie, did you set both those sessions, or would Angella have snuck in one of those sessions by herself in an effort to work harder???