The Common Sense Coach Marathon Training: Lactate Threshold Workouts
Coach Carl details why and how to do lactate threshold workouts — tempo runs and cruise repeats — during your marathon training.
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Workout of the Week: Rat-a-Tat 400s
Want to break up a tempo workout and get all the benefits? Try these short cruise intervals.
Filling the Unforgiving Minute: Predict Your Mile Time With the Kosmin Test
A test to predict what you could run in a mile race today, that doubles as a unique workout.
The Common Sense Coach, Episode 3: Lactate Threshold for the 5K
Coach Carl explains why you need to improve your lactate threshold and how to target it with creative 5K-specific workouts.
Do-It-Yourself Lactate Threshold Testing
Lactate threshold is one of the best measures of running fitness, and most useful for planning your training. Here's how to discover your lactate threshold without a lab.
3 Pro-Style Workouts That Will Make You Race-Fit (If They Don’t Destroy You)
An amateur who trained with a top elite team shares three of their multi-pace killer workouts plus lighter versions for mortals getting marathon-fit.
What Exactly Is a Tempo Run?
The secrets of tempo runs, one of running’s most important (but poorest defined) workouts.
Workout of the Week: Over/Under Intervals
An alternative to traditional tempo runs, over/under intervals provide a fun, effective workout on the roads or treadmill.
A Less Technical Approach To Threshold Training
Matt Fitzgerald explains why and how to effectively include threshold workouts in your training. Fancy gadgets optional.
How To Properly Train With A Heart Rate Monitor
Follow these tips and perform these workouts to get the most out of your training.
Lactate Threshold: What It Is And How Do You Leverage It In Training?
When you break it down, it’s not as complicated as it first seems.
Understanding Your Natural Running Pace
Have you ever wondered why your standard "jogging" pace is what it is?