What does it mean??

MrWilson6
MrWilson6 Posts: 148 Member
edited November 26 in Social Groups
RP= Race Pace

Tempo= means going @ race goal pace. Pick ups mean going @ 85-90% max. speed 50-100 metres (light post to light post as example) followed by same distance very slow jog. Do a 2-3k warm up & cool down.

Fartlek= means varying the pace of your run as you see fit-this is a 'feel' run. Go @ sprint pace, followed by a slow jog, followed by hill, followed by walk & so on. Hill reps should be 250-750 metres in length and @ a pitch of 8-12% (average grade) done at a pace where you can't speak but are not gasping. Alternate doing uphill 1 week & downhill the alternate week. This will balance quads/hams better. Recover by slow walk/jog down or up the hill.

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  • MobyCarp
    MobyCarp Posts: 2,927 Member
    Jack Daniels training system, pace nomenclature:

    E: What to run the easy or long runs. A non-challenging, conversational pace.
    MP: Marathon Pace for your target marathon finish time, i.e. target finish time divided by 26.2
    T: aerobic threshold, what to run tempo. In theory, a pace you can sustaine for one hour. Roughly equivalent to 15K race pace.
    I: interval pace, used for 400, 800, 1000, and 1200 meter intervals. Roughly equivalent to 5K race pace.
    R: repeat pace, used for 200, 400, and 800 meter repeats. A bit faster than I, roughly equivalent to the fastest you can run one mile.

    Examples: Most long runs in a marathon training program are to be run @ E, but sometimes there is a varied workout such as 3 miles @ E, 2 x (4 miles @ MP, 1 mile @ T), 2 miles @ E. A speed workout aimed at a shorter race might include something like 4 x 400 m @ R with 2 minutes recovery between.

    The exact pace of what is E, T, etc. varies by runner and varies over time for the same runner, as conditioning changes.

    If I stick around in this group, I expect to use these pace terms quite a bit.
  • MrWilson6
    MrWilson6 Posts: 148 Member
    MobyCarp wrote: »
    Jack Daniels training system, pace nomenclature:

    E: What to run the easy or long runs. A non-challenging, conversational pace.
    MP: Marathon Pace for your target marathon finish time, i.e. target finish time divided by 26.2
    T: aerobic threshold, what to run tempo. In theory, a pace you can sustaine for one hour. Roughly equivalent to 15K race pace.
    I: interval pace, used for 400, 800, 1000, and 1200 meter intervals. Roughly equivalent to 5K race pace.
    R: repeat pace, used for 200, 400, and 800 meter repeats. A bit faster than I, roughly equivalent to the fastest you can run one mile.

    Examples: Most long runs in a marathon training program are to be run @ E, but sometimes there is a varied workout such as 3 miles @ E, 2 x (4 miles @ MP, 1 mile @ T), 2 miles @ E. A speed workout aimed at a shorter race might include something like 4 x 400 m @ R with 2 minutes recovery between.

    The exact pace of what is E, T, etc. varies by runner and varies over time for the same runner, as conditioning changes.

    If I stick around in this group, I expect to use these pace terms quite a bit.

    Thanks for this. These are great!
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