Stair-climbing, mountain biking on asphalt and the benefits of excessively slow
As an addendum to yesterday's post, the above scan (Triathlete Magazine, circa January 1996) lends credence to the closing few paragraphs. Amid all the fluff and technology of today, not much has really changed in two decades as far as basic training principles go.
And I'm not sure much will change over the next twenty years.