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Jack Daniels On Integrating Hill Training Into Your Marathon Plan
Question: I would like to know your recommendation for integrating hill training into a marathon plan. Dr. Jack Daniels: I like to think of hill training as another form of resistance training, and certainly resistance training can benefit a runner. Resistance training could be hill running, or squats in the gym or circuit training, bounding, [...]
How Do You Adjust Threshold Pace At Altitude?
Question: I make adjustments to threshold pace for the duration of a tempo run. How should I adjust threshold pace at altitude? I coach runners at 5,200 feet. Dr. Jack Daniels: If using sea level race performances and associated VDOT values (or typical sea-level training speeds) while at altitude, you must adjust the paces. At [...]
Learning How To Stay On Task Can Improve Your Running
“Staying on Task” By Mike Smith Fall 1998, I am a freshman, about two months into Division I collegiate running. It’s a whole new world and I’m getting a hard introduction. My team is one of the best in the country and I am trying my hardest to hang on in yet another brutal practice. [...]
Dr. Jack Daniels On How Long It Takes To Adapt To Altitude
Part II of Jack’s Altitude Training Series focuses on, How long does it take to adapt to altitude. As already mentioned, in slow-speed endurance events, altitude-best performances will never match sea-level bests, but they will definitely improve with altitude training. In as few as two weeks, altitude performance will be noticeably improved. Within about six [...]
Altitude Training by Dr. Jack Daniels, Part I
Dr. Jack Daniels on the effects of training at altitude. As you ascend to altitudes above about 1000 meters (a little over 3000 feet) you start to realize the effects of training at altitude. The amount of oxygen that is carried by the hemoglobin in the blood is reduced, resulting in less oxygen delivered to [...]
Dr. Jack Daniels On Running In Windy Conditions (VIDEO)
The 6th edition of our Ask Dr. Jack Daniels Series focuses on running effort in windy conditions. Learn more about Dr. Jack Daniels’ custom training plan service on the V.O2 app.
