Chris Bird - An introduction to Canova Training

This week we were delighted to have Chris Bird on to chat us
through his own journey in running and also how he applies Canova
training to himself and his athletes. Renato Canova is a hugely
successful Italian running coach with a methodology that flies in
the face of conventional wisdom. But as we've learnt time and
time again, convention doesn't mean correct! With Canova training
it's all about specificity. Training at around your chosen race
pace and building up your tolerance over time. As Chris says,
it's about feeding the baby! (in that you can't feed a baby a
huge meal on day one!!). Thankfully Chris has agreed to come back
on the show in a few weeks to put some meat on the bones! But for
now, let's be happy we may have found a different way... that
clearly works!