Lactate Threshold vs Tempo Running - The SCIENCE of Training Zones

We have two important physiological barriers - one where lactate accumulates in the blood and a second where lactate production becomes exponential and unsustainable.
Finding our lactate threshold without a lab test or lactate meter can be done by completing a 30min TT at 95% best effort and taking the last 20min averages. This threshold can be used to set our zones, which we can use to control the specificity and effectiveness of our training.
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Tempo refers to a metabolic steady-state lactate associated marathon intensity and can be achieved by running in zone 3.
Threshold refers to non-metabolic steady state lactate and is associated with 10km - half marathon (depending on ability) intensity and can be achieved by running in zone 4 in most five zone systems or zone 4 & 5 in most seven systems.
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00:00 Intro
01:02 There are only 3 training zones
01:20 Aerobic training zone
01:32 How to measure TEMPO
02:10 First ventilatory threshold
02:35 Tempo training mistakes
03:48 How to measure THRESHOLD
05:10 Threshold test at home
05:38 Why a 30min test?
06:19 Zone Three TEMPO
06:45 Zone Four Sub-Threshold
07:19 Zone Five Above Threshold
07:45 Recap


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