Training at lactate threshold on a daily basis

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21 years ago 10/03/2002 5:50am EDT

"My experience from training with the Kenyans, even the very young ones, is that they go right under their LT on almost all the sessions." (quote from article at link)

Is lactate threshold a specific pace? Or does it refer to a level of effort?

During college, we always did weekly tempo runs at 25-30 seconds/mile slower than current 5k race pace. For me that meant around 5:40 pace. So is Marius saying I should be hitting this pace during each of my daily runs? I am building a base right now, but none of my mileage is done at near that pace. In fact, excluding strides, almost none of my miles are faster than 7 min/mile.

And does "tempo" refer to the same pace as "LT"? It just seems tough to me to be hitting tempo pace on an almost daily basis during the base phase. I realize the Kenyans only hit it for portions of their runs (e.g. not 100% of their miles), but that still seems tough.

I feel like I know everything and nothing at the same time. Please read the article.

21 years ago 10/03/2002 6:08am EDT

re: interested

Lactate threshold is the "Onset of blood lactate accumulation" they use a diffrent term now but I forget what it is. It is basically the point in which lactate levels start to increase sharply upwards when pace is increased more. At paces slower than your lactate threshold your blood lactate remains fairly constant. The exact speed at which OBLA occurs is different for everyone because some people are more efficient at any given speeds than others. Speeds right below or above OBLA will both produce benefits. The best way to determine your pace would be a heart monitor to judge intensity and use about 85-88 percent of your max hr. Another way is just by feel. You should be going comfortable hard. After awhile you should know when you hit that point of OBLA. Jack Daniels says that your lactate threshold pace should be one that you can maintain for about an hour in a race situation

21 years ago 10/03/2002 7:00am EDT

re: interested

Josh Cox said the Kenyons he was training with were taking

it in hard from 5-6 miles out.

Like Malmo said, this type of training is addictive. Once

you start doing it you won't want to stop.

21 years ago 10/03/2002 7:18am EDT

re: fred

For anyone who is interested, I just found a great website describing LT, VO2 max, etc. Very informative.

21 years ago 10/03/2002 7:19am EDT

re: fred

I do this all the time during the "base" season, basically summer and winter. Not everyday, but sometimes 2 days in a row up to 4-5 days a week if I'm not doing anything else hard. I usually go right under(slower) for the last 30 minutes of an easy run. Even better is doing this after a very hilly run. These are nothing more than old-school run to the barn runs. This past summer I varied it a bit by starting right under(slower) LT and finishing right over(faster) LT...basically about 5 miles starting at or slightly faster than marathon effort and finishing at around 10k effort. I also wouldn't bother timing these or any tempos. If you really want to do it right you either need to do what marius does (blood tests) or do it by feel. Doing it by an exact pace gives you a false sense because your pace at LT may change daily depending on weather, course, or just how ur body is feeling that day. Simply put: Feel your Kung-Fu Sucka!!!!

"You see this cat Shaft is a bad mother--

(Shut your mouth)

But I'm talkin' about Shaft"

Alan

21 years ago 10/03/2002 7:59pm EDT

re: interested

...mentions mc ardle's disease, which entails the inability to produce lactate-- might this explain the success of our friend from dartmouth???

21 years ago 10/03/2002 9:15pm EDT

re: facts

How can one get this disease? Can someone have sex with Mcardle and catch it...

21 years ago 10/05/2002 3:54am EDT

re: interested

KEYWORD:

AFTERNOON NAP.

karangasem

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