Tag Archives: lactate threshold

Week In Review – 17 Jan 2021

Posted on January 17, 2021 by terryshen

Prior to the mob assaulted the US Capital on 6 January, President Trump’s son, Don Jr. urged the crowd, “This isn’t their Republican Party anymore! This is Donald Trump’s Republican Party!” referring to those Republicans supporting the Electoral College results. … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 13 – Yasso What?

Posted on July 15, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 8 mi: 10 x 800m w/ 50 sec rest + 2 miles warm up, 1 mile cool down, sunny & 70 degree Cruise Interval The 800 meter repeats I did this morning is also known as the … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 11 – The Answers

Posted on July 1, 2019 by terryshen

  Marathon Training 8 mi: 5 x 1 mi tempo interval w/ 90 sec break in between + 2 mi warm up & 1 mi cool down; sunny weather, pleasant & 70 degree Splits for my tempo intervals were: 7:56, … Continue reading →

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H.I.I.T.

Posted on November 30, 2018 by terryshen

Stands for High Intensity Interval Training.  It is the secret to fitness training, and how a 101 year old set a world record for centenarian cyclist distance (in an hour).  According to the AARP, HIIT is one of the most important … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 18 – Run Less, So To Run Fast

Posted on August 22, 2018 by terryshen

Cross training – yoga Finally decided to listen to my body and took today off from running.  For the past few days, I have been a living zombie with my body feels like in a coma and can’t seems to stay … Continue reading →

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Day 2 Week 15 – High Volume Alternating Tempos

Posted on July 31, 2018 by terryshen

3.3 miles warm up, 6 mile alternating tempos btwn 8:00 and 7:40 w/ no rest, 3.3 miles cool down, cloudy & 73 degree.  Actual splits: 8:00, 7:27, 7: 59, 7:30, 8:03, 7:35. Ran the alternating tempos on local school track … Continue reading →

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Day 3 Week 13 – Does Effort Count?

Posted on July 18, 2018 by terryshen

2 mile warm up, 5 mile tempo, 1 mile cool down, sunny & 77 degree My attempt at tempo run this morning is sincere but the outcomes are somewhat dubious.  Here is what happened: The 5 miles approximates the 40 … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 15 Jul 2018

Posted on July 15, 2018 by terryshen

Week Twelve of my Erie Marathon training.  Total miles ran this week: 51 (high mileage week). My weight is 146.4 pounds and resting heart rate 55 beats per minute. The bread & butter of lactate threshold training is tempo runs (and intervals).  … Continue reading →

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Day 1 Week 12 – Lactate Threshold Training

Posted on July 9, 2018 by terryshen

2 mile warm up, 16 x 400m, 1 mile cool down, pleasant & 75 degree Today’s 400 meters cruise intervals worked a lot better than the 800s last week.  I felt more confortable with the workouts.  My paces were within target range (1:49 … Continue reading →

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Day 4 Week 11 – Cruise Intervals

Posted on July 5, 2018 by terryshen

2 mile warm-up, 10 x 800m w/ 1 min rest, 1 mile cool-down, sunny & 78 degree Cruise Intervals are tempo runs split up into shorter distance (like 800 meters) with recovery jogs/ breaks in between.  The idea is that … Continue reading →

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