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- Title
Simple Approach to Defining Training Intensity in Endurance Runners.
- Authors
Foster, Carl; Barroso, Renato; Bok, Daniel; Boullosa, Daniel; Casado, Arturo; Cortis, Cristina; de Koning, Jos J.; Fusco, Andrea; Haugen, Thomas
- Abstract
Training intensity distribution is important to training program design. The zones 1 to 2 boundary can be defined by the Talk Test and the rating of perceived exertion. The zones 2 to 3 boundary can be defined by respiratory gas exchange, maximal lactate steady state, or, more simply, by critical speed (CS). The upper boundary of zone 3 is potential defined by the velocity at maximum oxygen uptake (vVO2max), although no clear strategy has emerged to categorize this intensity. This is not normally definable outside the laboratory. Purpose: This study predicts vVO2max from CS, determined from 1 (1.61 km) and 2 (3.22 km) citizen races in well-trained runners. Methods: A heterogeneous group of well-trained runners (N = 22) performed 1- and 2-mile races and were studied during submaximal and maximal treadmill running to measure oxygen uptake, allowing computation of vVO2max. This vVO2max was compared with CS. Results: vVO2max (4.82 [0.53] m·s−1) was strongly correlated with CS (4.37 [0.49] m·s−1; r =.84, standard error of estimate [SEE] = 0.132 m·s−1), 1-mile speed (5.09 [0.51] m·s−1; r =.84, SEE = 0.130 m·s−1), and 2-mile speed (4.68 [0.49] m·s−1; r =.86, SEE = 0.120 m·s−1). Conclusions: CS, calculated from 2 citizen races (or even training time trials), can be used to make reasonable estimates of vVO2max, which can be used in the design of running training programs.
- Subjects
ENDURANCE sports training; RUNNING; OXYGEN consumption; LONG-distance running; PHYSICAL training &; conditioning; TREADMILLS; COMPARATIVE studies; EXERCISE intensity; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; EXERCISE
- Publication
International Journal of Sports Physiology & Performance, 2022, Vol 17, Issue 8, p1312
- ISSN
1555-0265
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1123/ijspp.2022-0018