I bet what Fort or another sprinter might reply is that training to be an elite sprinter takes just as much time and effort, it just isn't in the pool (accumulating yardage) as much as for distance races.
I have also seen other comments that strength/power fade faster than aerobic endurance, though! No idea who is right.
I wonder if cross-training might help sprinters a bit in this regard. I simply cannot imagine pounding out the 15k-20k per day that distance swimmers used to do back when I was young (do they still do this?). Maybe cross-training confers a little more ability to recover from workouts? And maybe less likelihood of overuse injuries?
That's exactly what I was trying to say! Probably the same amount of time and effort involved in training. And I would never say that Janet is "in better shape" than Dara. By other markers of fitness (cardio isn't the only one), Dara may be far more fit or in "better shape."
I bet what Fort or another sprinter might reply is that training to be an elite sprinter takes just as much time and effort, it just isn't in the pool (accumulating yardage) as much as for distance races.
I have also seen other comments that strength/power fade faster than aerobic endurance, though! No idea who is right.
I wonder if cross-training might help sprinters a bit in this regard. I simply cannot imagine pounding out the 15k-20k per day that distance swimmers used to do back when I was young (do they still do this?). Maybe cross-training confers a little more ability to recover from workouts? And maybe less likelihood of overuse injuries?
That's exactly what I was trying to say! Probably the same amount of time and effort involved in training. And I would never say that Janet is "in better shape" than Dara. By other markers of fitness (cardio isn't the only one), Dara may be far more fit or in "better shape."