RG: Skip stepped up my mileage gradually over time when I was younger so when I was 17 I was probably doing up over 100km, maxing out at around 110km

Q: How do you have both the speed for the 1500 and the aerobic ability for the 5k to nab all 3 records within a few weeks?

RG: I'm lucky enough to be naturally quite fast so I mainly work on my endurance which is my weakness. So I was able to train more like a 5km man.

Q: As a 17 year old how fast did you do your long runs/ recovery runs?

RG: All recovery runs very easy because it's all in the name, 'recovery'. Long runs harder, if I feel good, push it along a bit, but if I'm tired, I just jog easy.

Q: What was the biggest difference between your training from 2006 to 2007?

RG: Nothing. Just consistently getting it done for a number of years made everything click in November 2007.

Q:  As a 17 year old did you ever have rest days?

RG: Always had a rest day on Friday when I grew up. Skip thought it was essential to have a full day of recovery. But now I run much more, I need all the days of the week to spread the running around.

Q:  As a 17 year old how many days a week would you train on the track?

RG:  In winter never and in summer once a week. Reps still weren't short though. Always working on strength with an occasional shorter tune up session to get me ready for a race.