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Taleb Definition: The Barbell Strategy is a "dual strategy, a combination of two extremes, one safe and one speculative..."

My Version: A lot of something safe and a little of something risky.

I& #39;ll apply it to running

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2. An aging runner...

- I& #39;m 54 years old
- I want to get faster
- I won& #39;t stop moving
- I love to run and race
- I& #39;ve got an ankle/achilles issue

Here is how I use Taleb& #39;s Barbell.

I mix three things together:

-walking
-running fast
-running slowly

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3. The Mix

- I run 4 miles every 2 days
- These runs avg 6K steps
- I take 20K steps per day (on avg)

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- go "aggressively slow," (10 min/mi) for 90% of the run
- go "as fast as I can" (sub 6 min pace) for the last 10%

NOTHING BETWEEN THESE EXTREMES

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4. The Mix Continued

My runs = 15% of my steps, 85% of my weekly steps are spent walking.

In effect, I& #39;ve "double-barbelled" the time on my feet.

This gives me the:

- aerobic advantages of 3 different intensities
- injury prevention
- some speed work
- recovery

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5. Conclusion

-Work the EXTREMES
-Spend A LOT of time with "safe" activity
-Spend A LITTLE time on more intense activity

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STAY OUT OF THE MIDDLE!

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