Junk

Today was a 90 min run. About half way through (45mins for the math impaired) my legs pretty much said FU. They are toast from Sunday and yesterdays Z1 ride. I did get the whole run in, I can't afford to skip out on workouts especially running. Later tonight after work is 3k swimming at school.
Yesterday while swimming I was thinking about training and what different people do and why they do it. After 5 mins of research on the 'net I found atlest 15 different ways coaches train their athletes for IM. I think it all breaks down to 2 methods You have the FPT intervals now and longer stuff later (when the weather is nice.....wimps) and the longer stuff and intervals later people. I am a long now intervals later kinda guy. I can see where both ways make sense. I think 1 way (Jesse's way) is better. Side note, I have never done IM I am only 10 weeks into training for one. Why you might ask is our way better...well..... Look at the avg IM finisher, overweight, older,work,kids....all that life stuff. Avg finish time is 12hrs, why would it matter if this person can hold 285 watts for 1hr? does it sound cool in the middle of Feb? what about the ONE day all year when it MATTERS and they have a 7 hr bike split, do you hear those people say I wish I had done more FPT stuff?? They then go back and do more short hard stuff, without looking in the mirror.
What do I know though, I am just 22 and only a hack.
I guess it comes down to believing. Believing that no matter what protocol you use, that its right.