I'm sure that's what he meant. It was maybe autocorrect on a phone.
I think knowing his HR at the end of the 400 would have been more useful. He was maybe dropping to 140 after the minute rest, and then getting up to 180 by the end of the 400. I doubt he was at ~160 at the end of the 400 but who knows for sure.
You can see all the HRs for the 400meters in the video. I have checked for you. He was running from 135 (the "slow" opener) to 162 (the fast no 4). The last 4 was in 159 each.
What's the combined impact of wind + altitude per lap here? 3-4 sec perhaps? Running 12x400 at sea level without wind @59-60s wouldn't be very impressive either.
Obviously he could have gone faster, but it was well above threshold. I think this indicates that he still is far from peak shape, wouldn't be surprised to see him outside top2 at Pre.
Probably a dumb question, from an older runner, from a time when we didn't measure lactate levels.
What would you do with the lactate readings after the 400's and then the 200's? Would you use it to adjust the # of reps or target pace in the workout? Or would those readings be used to plan the next day's workout?
As a Norwegian runner trying to deprive America’s best runners of a medal, he should not be allowed to train in the US. Train in his own country that he represents in competition.
You're clearly not an elite runner and don't understand the bond world class athletes have between each other.
Deer rojo, are you just going to let this guy lie like this? He's literally pretending to be affiliated with your brand.
I'm not worried about anyone getting him confused with the real LRC coaches. Speaking of which, John Kellogg and I watched the whole video the other day and have written up a column breaking it down for you:
Jakob's recent 12 x 400, 10 x 200 workout has generated a lot of buzz. What do the LRC coaches think about it? They are most impressed by something hardly anyone is talking about.
Jakob touched on this during the video. If the reading is very low but he doesn't feel great, it suggests he is fatigued. So he might scale back his training a touch for the next few days. If the reading is higher than expected, Jakob might have to reduce the intensity of the rest of the workout. If the reading is high at the end of the session, it might mean he has gone harder than planned and might need to scale back training for the rest of the week.
Also, by comparing the readings to data from previous seasons, he can see where he is in within the periodisation process. Jakob and a few other people have mentioned that a greater focus on anaerobic work towards the end of the season, while helping maximise 5k/1500 time, also leads to a degree of aerobic detraining. So if lactate values are higher than expected in a long threshold, but lower in a quicker session like these 400/200 repeats, then Jakob might be further along in his periodisation than desired, so he might focus more on threshold training.
amazing that FloTrack posted this the day after Matt Fox (SweatElite) was ranting on his IG story about being declined to film workouts for Jakob, OAC/"CoffeeClub", various female groups in Flagstaff etc and criticising themselves for how they don't open up to media enough
FloTrack* and Track All Access stock up, Sweat Elite stock down *I still hate FloTrack for everything else they do
He’s filmed with OAC before so if they’re now declining access then it’s hard not to think it’s something to do with Fox…
I watched the video. I am going to predict that he finishes 4th in the Bowerman mile. Remember that those that talk big before events sometimes know that they aren't where they should be. It is a way to instil confidence and belief. I don't think he is as fit as he would like to be but love it that he is toeing the start line knowing that.
Anyone know/wanna speculate on whether Jakob will run the Oslo diamond league event, on the 30th of May? That works out to five days after Bowerman. The men's 1500m will be run at the Oslo event, but the organisers still haven't announced the rosters/entries in each event. Nor have they advertised that Jakob is going to run.
Deer rojo, are you just going to let this guy lie like this? He's literally pretending to be affiliated with your brand.
I'm not worried about anyone getting him confused with the real LRC coaches. Speaking of which, John Kellogg and I watched the whole video the other day and have written up a column breaking it down for you:
John did say he thought every Olympic 5000 finalist could do that workout.
True, but their metrics would look very different. That’s the point. Jakob can run 62s on short rest and be below threshold. 159 is a very, very low average HR for that pace. No one else would be that low at that pace, I’m guessing. He’s probably never getting over 87% of max HR while getting in high volumes of quality work and specificity. That’s the magic.
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