Question about training

Don't overwhelm yourself. First, you must enjoy running. Secondly, make it about the destination. When you get comfortable, then start researching pace. Do the long-slow run for a while.

https://imgur.com/a/2EeykUM#j4FG2ke

Reps/repetitions = the hard running

intervals= rest between your reps

To answer your question is to train at current fitness.

I assumed both had rest periods

Years ago, "intervals" referred to the recovery/rest periods between the reps. Now "intervals" and "repetitions" and "repeats" have become synonymous. Some folks still fight to keep the old definitions, but that battle was lost years ago.

I think the distinction of which you inquire is Daniels' I-pace repeats and his R-pace repeats. For his running "formulas," he defines "I" as "interval," and that is a usually a bit faster than 5K race pace (VO2max pace). And "R" is "repetition", and that's about 1-mile race pace.

Confusing!

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Allen1959 wrote:

Years ago, "intervals" referred to the recovery/rest periods between the reps. Now "intervals" and "repetitions" and "repeats" have become synonymous. Some folks still fight to keep the old definitions, but that battle was lost years ago.

“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”- Confucius

Just because some people call things by there incorrect name for a long time does not make it true. What Daniels is actually saying when he incorrectly calls reps intervals is what he means is reps at 5k pace, and when he says reps, he means reps at mile pace. Just because a large amount of people call something incorrectly for a long time does not make it true.

wronggggggggg wrote:

Just because some people call things by there incorrect name for a long time does not make it true. What Daniels is actually saying when he incorrectly calls reps intervals is what he means is reps at 5k pace, and when he says reps, he means reps at mile pace. Just because a large amount of people call something incorrectly for a long time does not make it true.

Hey, I am as annoyed as you when established terms are used incorrectly. I am annoyed by improper grammar, too. The ubiquitous "I have ran ..." and "I seen this ..." on this site are like finger nails on a chalk board for me (ha! do the latest generations know what that means?!). But languages are dynamic, and word meanings change over time. Grammar rules evolve, too. For instance, hanging prepositions were acceptable in English until the Classical Revival of the 18th century; my understanding is that because they are impossible in Latin, the rule-writers banned them in English. Now, in the 21st century, most people ignore that rule once again.