Train Smarter | Run Faster | Stay Healthy
Train Smarter | Run Faster | Stay Healthy
If you’ve been running long enough, you’ve probably heard someone throw around “lactate threshold” like it’s the holy grail of training metrics. And honestly? They’re not wrong. Your threshold is your sustainable running ceiling; the maximum pace you can hold […]
This is what the Maffetone Method says about my aerobic threshold: keep your heart rate under 137 beats per minute (180 minus your age). And this is what my lab test said: my lactate threshold doesn’t even start until 166 […]
Every Tuesday, like clockwork, I used to lace up my shoes and hammer out a tempo run at what I thought was threshold pace. I’d come home gassed, legs toast, ego high, and results… flatlined. Three days later, I’d still […]
You’ve mastered the zone two shuffle. You’ve gasped through VO₂ max intervals. But there’s a sweet spot sitting right between the two; a no-man’s land that most runners ignore. It’s called lactate threshold, and if you’re not training it, you’re […]