e pace question - possible discrepancy in Daniels book

When I use a program to generate different training paces I try to round things off to simple numbers representative of what is to be accomplished. In fact the 8:28-9:00 should have been 8:30 to 9:00. The VDOT tables are incremented by full units, but the program I use goes to several decimal places, which get rounded off so particularly at slower race paces and lower VDOTs things sometimes get clouded. To relate training paces to various race times (without going to a VDOT value) will produce different results than the VDOT tables -- someimtes I use different fractins of VDOT to determine training paces. In the easy-run category you are perfectly safe in using the easiest of the presented paces because there is a wide range of intensities that will accomplish what you are trying to get out of easy running.

NO problem using 60, 65 70, or even 75% of VO2max to accomplish the benefits desired.

jtupper wrote:

In the easy-run category you are perfectly safe in using the easiest of the presented paces because there is a wide range of intensities that will accomplish what you are trying to get out of easy running.

NO problem using 60, 65 70, or even 75% of VO2max to accomplish the benefits desired.

That has got to be the most important and intelligent thing posted on this board in a long time.

Can you tell that to the 15:30 5k runners on my team who insist on doing "easy" day runs at 6:00 pace?

Whenever I encounter those types I ask them what they are trying to accomplish on that run by going that pace. They never have an answer for me.

jtupper - your response makes a lot of sense. I won't worry about it and will use a pace that is comfortable.

However, my inquisitive investigative nature is getting the best of me. I have to say that I am still a bit perplexed by Daniels' discrepancy in these tables. In his book, everything he mentions is explained well and has a purpose (including paces and pace ranges). This strikes me as a large discrepancy between the training tables, and the race tables, that goes unexplained. I can't tell if it's a mistake or done intentionally.

jtupper= dr daniels ;-)

FYI......

jtupper= Jack Daniels

You got a reply from the horse's mouth!:)