Entities index

The coaches and scientists behind the major training systems. Biographies link to the methods and philosophies they originated; see training philosophies for the comparative survey.

• Arthur Lydiard — aerobic base and periodisation
• Jack Daniels — VDOT and the pace zones
• Renato Canova — training around race pace
• Pete Pfitzinger — threshold focus and medium-long runs
• Phil Maffetone — the MAF method and the “180 minus age” formula
• Stephen Seiler — the descriptive science of polarised, 80/20 training
• Mihály Iglói — high-volume short intervals
• Marius Bakken — the Norwegian double-threshold method
• Tim Noakes — the central governor model, and contested low-carbohydrate advocacy
• Matt Fitzgerald — popularised 80/20 running for amateurs