Smoove wrote:
Interesting question.
I almost never train at 10k pace, but I see lots of folks do it now, including plenty who have had lots of success.
My philosophy on avoiding 10k pace has always been based on a Danielsesque philosophy of focusing on different training systems. When I train, I seek to achieve the adptation with the least amount of stress on my body as possible.
So if I can effectively cause LT adaptations at 5:20-5:25 pace, I always choose that over doing it at 5:10 to 5:15 pace. This begs the question of whether the faster pace results in more lactic acid build up and resulting my more adptation. Daniels would suggest it doesn't, but I wonder if more recent research would yield a different conclusion.
Raises the question, not begs the question. These mean completely different things.