This has been discussed in several threads before but I can't find the threads right now. To go fast for 5k, it really helps in training to go both 1. A lot farther than 5k but much slower than race pace. 2. A lot faster than race pace but much shorter than 5k. If you're putting in 20 miles a week ...

My first goal is to get down to a 24 minute 5k. I finished base building and have been doing continuation for a bit now using green protocol for about two months. My fastest 5k so far was just under 30 minutes which is terrible, I know most guys are running much quicker than that immediately followi...

There's a trail I like to run with varied terrain mostly consisting of hills, would it be okay to do 600m resets there for a base building HIC?

Good info here, thanks everyone. In the end I guess it depends where your priorities lay, not getting caught up in the numbers and then just doing it. I don't have all the answers, but I would guess it depends on what your personal max aerobic heartrate is. Refer to #2 in KB's post. So maybe that h...

Good info here, thanks everyone. In the end I guess it depends where your priorities lay, not getting caught up in the numbers and then just doing it.

I'm in week 3 of base currently and loving it, I feel great. But something has always bugged me and I haven't seen it discussed in running communities. It has to do with being heavier and more muscular. I used the MAF method and got a max heart rate to train around for my base build phase. But if we...