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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: <MD RunNER Subject: RE: My coach doesn't believe in thresholds and has us do only interval work. Is this normal for college? Body: As mentioned before, LT work can come in many forms. Interval training can be a great way to train LT. I can think of a 200 workout that would improve your LT. Tempo runs are not magical, they are just easily quantifiable and since they are done at your LT pace, improvements can be easily followed. I think a good argument can be made for doing shorter intervals on the track, as you are able to tolerate increased velocities and longer periods at your LT before exhaustion. Seb Coe's classic LT workout is 2x20 min with 5 minutes rest or 2x4 miles, whichever comes first. This is much easier to recover from than 1 40 minute effort at the same pace. As a runner and medical doctor, I would be shocked if a young healthy male that is eating a decent diet had clinically significant anemia. The chances are far greater that you are simply an overtrained/overreached athlete who needs to back off and recover. I would estimate that 30-40 percent of collegiate distance runners are overtrained for a significant portion of their careers. Its a shame really. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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