Train Smarter | Run Faster | Stay Healthy
Train Smarter | Run Faster | Stay Healthy
I used to think I was training “smart” because my easy runs were clean and my weekly mileage looked responsible. I was consistent. I was patient. I was building this calm, reliable engine. Then I walked into a sports testing […]
I want you to do a quick test. Go run for two minutes at a pace where you’re breathing hard but could still speak a few words at a time. Not full sentences. Just a few words. That uncomfortable in-between […]
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 […]
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE 30-DAY PLAN, QUICK START GUIDE AND CHECKLIST If you told me back in 1996, when I started doing all this distance running stuff, that running fast could feel easy… I would not have believed […]