Types of training runs (Pfitzinger)
General aerobic runs: 15-25% slower than marathon pace. 6:17 marathon pace ---> 7:14 - 7:51 min/mile
Medium-long runs: Similar pace as long runs
Long runs: 10-20 % slower than marathon pace. Start at the slow end and run last 5-10 miles at the higher end. 6:17 marathon pace ---> 6:54 - 7:32 min/mile
Lactate-threshold runs: 15k to half marathon pace (5:55 - 6:00 min/mile). Prior to run 2-3 mile warm-up. After run cool down for 2 miles.
V02 max intervals: 5k race pace (5:25 min/mile).
Speed training: Work up to full speed during the first 70 meters and then float the last 30 meters. Jog 100 to 200 meters between repetitions.
Recovery runs:
Type
Pace
Effort
RPE
Recovery Jogs
8:12-8:55
Very Easy
2 to 3
Long Runs
7:12-8:24
Easy
2 to 4
Easy Runs
7:07-8:07
Easy
2 to 4
Type
Pace
Effort
RPE
Steady-State Runs
6:36-6:53
Easy-Med
3 to 5
Tempo Runs
6:19-6:34
Medium
4 to 7
Tempo Intervals
6:14-6:27
Med-Hard
4 to 7
Cruise Intervals (1 mi)
6:10-6:20
Med-Hard
5 to 8
Cruise Intervals (1200m)
6:10-6:19
Med-Hard
5 to 8
Cruise Intervals (1000m)
6:10-6:19
Med-Hard
5 to 8
Cruise Intervals (800m)
6:10-6:20
Med-Hard
5 to 8
Cruise Intervals (600m)
6:10-6:20
Med-Hard
5 to 8
Cruise Intervals (400m)
6:10-6:18
Med-Hard
5 to 8
Type
Pace
Effort
RPE
400m
5:29-5:45
Hard
8 to 9
600m
5:36-5:55
Hard
8 to 9
800m
5:44-5:59
Hard
8 to 9
1000m
5:50-6:06
Hard
8 to 9
1200m
5:50-6:12
Hard
8 to 9
1600m
6:04-6:15
Hard
8 to 9
Current: vLT 6:29, vVO2 5:37, CV 6:14
Goal: vLT 6:01vVO2 5:13CV 5:46
Distance
Current time
Current pace
Goal time
Goal pace
100m
15.9
4:15
14.7
3:56
200m
31.8
4:15
29.3
3:56
400m
1:06.5
4:27
1:01.3
4:06
500m
1:26.7
4:39
1:20.0
4:17
600m
1:46.5
4:45
1:38.2
4:23
800m
2:26.0
4:53
2:14.7
4:30
1000m
3:11.9
5:08
2:57.1
4:45
1500m
5:00.6
5:22
4:37.3
4:57
1600m
5:23.1
5:25
4:58.1
4:59
Mile
5:25.2
5:25
5:00.0
5:00
2000m
6:52.9
5:32
6:20.9
5:06
1.5 Miles
8:28.0
5:38
7:48.7
5:12
3000m
10:42.6
5:44
9:52.8
5:18
3200m
11:26.5
5:45
10:33.3
5:18
2 Miles
11:30.8
5:45
10:37.3
5:18
4000m
14:43
5:55
13:35
5:28
3 Miles
18:01
6:00
16:37
5:32
5000m
18:49
6:03
17:21
5:35
6000m
22:46
6:06
21:00
5:38
4 Miles
24:27
6:07
22:33
5:38
8000m
31:00
6:14
28:36
5:45
5 Miles
31:12
6:14
28:47
5:45
10km
39:04
6:17
36:03
5:48
12km
47:30
6:22
43:49
5:53
15km
1:00:32
6:30
55:51
5:59
10 Miles
1:05:18
6:32
1:00:15
6:01
20km
1:22:21
6:38
1:15:59
6:07
1/2 Marathon
1:27:06
6:39
1:20:21
6:08
15 Miles
1:40:47
6:43
1:32:59
6:12
25km
1:44:38
6:44
1:36:32
6:13
30km
2:07:15
6:50
1:57:24
6:18
20 Miles
2:17:06
6:51
2:06:29
6:19
25 Miles
2:53:34
6:57
2:40:08
6:24
Marathon
3:03:18
7:00
2:49:07
6:27