Question: How much does shoe weight affect running performance? Dr. Jack Daniels: As a matter of fact I did the original research on shoe-weight factor, when I was working for Nike in the early 1980s and our research was presented at the World Congress of Sports Medicine in Vienna in the early 1980s. We found […]
Amby Burfoot asks Jack how to determine your weekly mileage and what a five-day a week running schedule of 40 miles per week should look like for someone training for a marathon. Coach Jack Daniels is a private coach for The Run SMART Project. To receive a handwritten schedule from Jack check out the Run […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
The fifth edition of our Ask Dr. Jack Daniels series focuses on easy running versus a rest day during 5k and 10k training.