In terms of differences, if you think about VO2 max as the size of your engine, lactate threshold is the size of the gears in ...

Runners usually talk in terms of threshold pace, but following your heart can also be a useful way of structuring your sessions. By David Smyth ‘Comfortably hard’ sounds a bit like a contradiction in ...

Threshold work is one of the cornerstones of training for runners who are tackling all manner of distances, from 800m on the track to day-long ultramarathons on the trails. But while all runners can ...

Both metrics are important – but one of them is better at determining your running performance over long distances ...

Hunter Bennett does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

We often discuss concepts like the aerobic threshold, the anaerobic threshold, the lactate threshold, etc. But have you heard of the Glycogen Threshold? To put it simply, low carbs availability in ...

Johnston defines muscular endurance as a muscle’s ability to repeatedly contract at a relatively high percentage of its maximal force output for an extended period of time. His philosophy on training ...

You can also test the accuracy of your numbers out on the run, for example by running at what feels like a hard pace (using the ‘talk test’, you should only be able to get two or three words out at a ...