"He liked quality. He didn't like long distance like Seko or Soh brothers did. None of those over-distance work. He liked to do mainly 30k tempo. If I recall it correctly, though, he had done a workout like back-to-back 30k; 30k in AM and 30k in PM. Always total quality. Interestingly, though, he commented that he valued "recovery jogging" as very important part of his training program. What he meant, however, was that he didn't take it as a compete "rest" day. He took it as the opportunity to actually strengthen his legs. So, slower jog, yes; but he would jog some rugged cross country course... So he's not putting a lot of stress on his overall fitness but still strengthening his legs. Well, I kept saying that he was very talented but someone said that he was not just a genious; he trained very hard too. He did have this total professional attitude. He was getting paid with his running performance. When he wore his corporate team uniform, he was out there for business; that means to do well. Many had commented that he did have "hungry spirit" like a boxer. A very unique runner coming out from corporate team setting of Japan."
Read more about Nakayam on letsrun.com. Thumbs up to Brett Larner and NobbyH!
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