Diastra A series in 2 parts
Threshold training, explained
Threshold is the hardest effort you can hold for a long time without falling apart. Above it, lactate builds faster than the body clears it.
This series explains the threshold heart rate, how to find it from runs you have already done, and how threshold runs fit into a week that is mostly easy.
ThresholdWhat is your lactate threshold heart rate?What lactate threshold heart rate means, the two thresholds and their many names, where they fall as a share of max, and how to test yours.ThresholdWhat is a threshold run, and what heart rate is a tempo run?What a threshold or tempo run is, the heart rate it reaches, how hard it should feel and where it goes in a mostly easy week.