As a runner, it’s helpful to know your lactate thresholds. And, yes, you read that right: thresholds. Plural. There is more than one lactate threshold that matters when it comes to pacing yourself and ...

Besides sore quads and chafe marks, most new runners have one thing in common: confusion over the term “lactate threshold pace.” It pops up in training plans next to “easy effort” (self-explanatory) ...

If you're an endurance athlete, your lactate threshold can be an incredibly useful training tool – but what exactly is it, and how can you measure and use it? Lactate is created when muscle tissue ...

Carl Leivers began his career at Emory University where he coached the men’s cross country and distance track runners. During his time there, he earned multiple coach of the year honors and placed two ...

Here’s how understanding your ‘running DNA’ can transform how you train, rest and race ...