Gym Lingo: Sustainable Pace

Complete the intervals at a pace that you can repeat each set. In other words, don’t come out too fast and conditioning yourself to get slower and slower.

This is endurance training in a nutshell. And a mistake even experienced athletes frequently make.

I see it in races all the time. On the first couple miles it’s easy to get thrown off your plan when everyone else comes out sprinting. If you get caught up in that, you’ll fizzle out too. If you run your race, you’ll pass all those people in a couple more miles.

Ease in, feel it out, and on your first interval, consider how you’re going to feel on the 8th round.

Avoid the trap and find that sustainable, repeatable pace. Just by doing that, your endurance will improve.

Justin Miner

@justinminergain