Lactate Threshold Run

LT test time. Yippee. Well over the past three months I haven't really seen any tangible improvement. Hmmm. I will say that each of the past three LT runs have been different. On my 1/16 run my HRM wasn't cooperating so I didn't record accurate HR data. My HR on 12/20 was 162 for the LT portion. Today was 153. That is sooper low comparatively. And it was into a sharp head wind for nearly 2/3 of the run.

What does that mean? Well I don't really know. The way I look at it is that I am running the same distance at the same pace at a lower heartrate. That is improvement. However, it may also indicate that I am leaving some gas in the tank and should be capable of picking it up more.

Since I am hitting a bit of a wall, I am going to mix up my runs a bit. I am going to head back to the track for some 400 & 800 intervals. This will allow me to focus on speed over shorter distances.

WU: 10' 1.15 miles (8.44 pace), Avg HR 146
Main: 20:01 2.74 miles (7.19 pace) Avg HR 153
CD: 7:52 .87 miles (9.12 pace) Avg HR 148

11/21 20:01, 2.50 miles, 8:02 pace
12/20 20:01, 2.71 miles, 7:23 pace
1/16 20:00, 2.74 miles, 7:19 pace
2/17 20:00, 2.74 miles, 7:19 pace