Ultimate VO2 Max and Lactate Threshold Race Guide

Where do different race events sit relative to your lactate thresholds??? 🤔

Different race distances take different times to complete!! Therefore, different intensity zones and lactate thresholds will become more critical based on event duration. ⏰

Understanding where your goal event sits on a threshold intensity distribution can be critical to help design and periodize training. For different events, different metabolic thresholds will become more relevant or specific to that race! 🧪📊

While all intensity zones and their associated adaptations can support most middle / long distance events, some become a larger point of emphasis for different athletes.

For example, a 1500m runner probably needs to spend more time focusing on a VO2 max stimulus while a marathoner may place a larger majority of their training closer to an LT1 stimulus. 🏃🏻‍♂️💨

This is due to event specificity! A VO2 max pace is much more specific to a 1500m athlete than a marathoner. 🧬👟

Train and test accordingly!! 👩‍🔬

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