The total training load overlaps with some of the research on the optimum adaptation stimulus for lactate threshold in very trained runners, and splitting it into two sessions allows for more ...

Runners throw around the term “tempo run” like confetti. It’s confusing, even for well seasoned athletes, because it’s not a cut-and-dried definition like a lactate threshold workout. Frequently, ...

One of the best measures of running fitness is lactate threshold (LT), which is the running speed or heart rate at which lactate — an intermediate product of aerobic metabolism in the muscles — begins ...

Kobe Bryant was a star NBA basketball player, not a cross country runner, but the principles he used in becoming an All Star guard in the NBA are the same the University of Colorado cross country team ...

Training plans are filled with instructions to run at threshold, VO2max, steady state, cruise, marathon pace… the list goes on. Even if you know what these terms mean, there is still the task of ...