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Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I love following the pros but your content is of another level. It is not only about your training but how your audience can get better. You are the best Scullion!

Really well spoken Stephen and that hits me hard. I will remember what you've said.

Enjoy Portugal. Thanks for the content, be always welcomed.

Amazing inspirational and honest video. Thank you for that!

As a gym rat I have to say that those squats were indeed painful to watch. But then again, if some elite level runners do it like that they may be onto something. If a 60 kg quarter squat gets the job done, why bother squating below parallel with much more weight? That said, Have you ever tried "proper" squatting for an extended period of time to see if there is any benefit to doing that? Or, if squat depth doesn't matter, why not stick to hack squats or leg presses instead?

I did zone 2 over the winter and noticed very small improvement, I found it difficult to even run at all in the HR zone, until I dropped them and did only intervals or long runs for over a month, imo zone 2 is a good way to increase volume without the need for extra recovery, but it's certainly not needed for improvement,

You are confusing two zoning systems. I believe Norwegian Threshold training speaks only of 3 zones. Zone 1 in that system is more like zone 2 in the 5 zone system which you are using here. Trained or not, zone 1 in the 5 zone system refers to a brisk walk or yoga like intensity for vast majority of us. Of course you definitely belong to that tip top tier for sure, but i just think it's nice to clarify things. Also I think dividing eudrance training heart zone into 5 is both unnecessary and counter productive. The 3 zone system is just perfect.

Big fan of this work, very very smart and beneficial. Thanks

Was doing HR running 30 yrs ago, not that I have been running for all this time. Understanding the basics is all that is needed for most of us...

Good stuff

Yeah I agree although a good marathon training block will blow all ur cobwebs 🕸️ put the door.

You keep talking about running at 80% or 90% VO2 max… My Vo2 max according to my watch is about 43 or something. How do I know what 80% of a VO2 max 43 is?

Ran my first marathon (Cork City) a few weeks back and looking forward to doing some shorter distance stuff for a few months. Set a 5k PB last night of 20:26 so really looking forward to going for the sub 20 and beyond. Sub 19 would be crazy for me.

@Stephen, do you offer any discount codes on your running program? I live in Saudi Arabia and it's expensive based on the currency conversion.

Great info on running and thresholds. Only thing I would add is who is your audience? I'm a beginner runner, I understand thresholds, I want to improve my thresholds. What confuses me are the different paces, 10k pace, with 4:45/mile. Mixing the units gets super confusing because a lot of people don't do per km or per mile. I think doing a little conversion for the audience helps a lot even to just have it on screen. Thanks!

Respectfully, we don’t lose lactate from the body - not sure what you mean here? Also, it doesn’t become waste? Did you mean the accumulation of hydrogen ions?

Love your videos ❤

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Great videos very helpful.

very good video! so much good information! thx!! 🙏🏻

Awesome, doing exactly what you suggested here, running 5 K during "down time". great advice as always, thanks!

Does this mean that I should incorporate weekly VO2 max sessions while building my base? If not, when should i begin(i'm approx. 1.5 months through a 5 month szn, doing 2 steadies and 1 threshold tempo a week)?

As a person who trains for 5k(pb 16.59 and want to hit around 16.15) these advices are brilliant.

Age 56 3/4, I BQd last year and ran my first Boston this year. I really Identify with the comment 3 mins in snd through the Video. I decided to run Boston (after doing 2 marathons by then) the day the Bombs went off in 2013, the day after I realized one hour had to come off my time. I ran for charities, and a variety of motivators……but it was 18 months ago when I realized that I did not want it enough. For me. So that lead to honesty : 10lbs too heavy on the start line, 20% more miles from a higher base in between, better sleep, better hydration strategy, more tempos within long runs……that I got it done. Thanks for the nudge, i never hit the gym, that is the next step for me to go from 3:26 to sub 3:15. Thanks for the push. Good luck on your true desires too.

I also think that VO2 max sessions help you to handle the pain on any race day. It’s great for psychology.

Coach Jack Daniels warns against spending more than 24 min at VO2max lest you get injured. I've gotten burned by doing "just one more 800" and putting myself in the danger zone.

Great info for an old racer getting back into running!

You do 3 miles in just over the time I can do one. You and I are not the same by a looooooooooooooooong way. 😱💪

Break it into 1 mile chunks plus a 30s sprint! So mentally it's only 1 mile... times 3... plus a sprint! 😊

This video is unbelievably good.

The thing is the Marathon is very specific. Most 800-1500m runners I know can chuck out a very sold 10k and even a solid half marathon. The marathon is very different. So it stands to reason that for a 5000m your training needs to be very specific with in that range. However, you only need to look at Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Hicham El Guerrouj to know that the training from 1500m to 5k is not that dissimilar as they would not be able to do what they can do. Look at Sifan Hassan 1500m 5000m and 10000m at Tokyo and medals in all events. Again the training is not dissimilar.

Are we going to see a 5k PB attempt on this channel this summer 😮

Hi Stephen. Just for my curiosity. How high was your Vo2 max when you were running in Dublin?

When my back hurts I sometimes dont dare to go out for a training session but now I have learnt myself that even if I have a pain in my back it in fact help me to remove my pain and thats a very important knowledge for me. So it also varries how hard a pain I have but in most cases it really dont gets worse running a training session. It mostly gets better and what to learn is take the bull at its horns and try go for a session even ef it hurts a bit. The day after my back is in much better state. Inga DK.

Whats that you have in your ears Stephen.....?

13:48 for a 5k? Wow, incredible.

I hear conflicting advice on how often to do harder v02 max intervals, with people saying it will break down aerobic enzymes and stall progress. Could you talk about how this fits into the larger context of a year's training? Could you also talk about how to scale these workouts if you're an older runner (🙋) for whom recovery is harder, or just someone who runs less milage? Thanks!

I would love for you to do a series on different distances, even if that means breaking them up into several videos.

Love you legend👌💪🏻

Go Stephen!!!!

Apparently it’s ’bloody Important’…..

O wouldn't go to the gym without tracking my progression on the weight I'm lifting, so why don't I track my sessions to track my progress and effort? Your videos help me join the dots 👍

Thanks!

Great video as always! Would you considered to make a video about specific workouts to do ? I mean for example 10x400 so we can maybe have an idea about what to do when training. Thank you again.

Thanks for the video.

I think u could run faster under s better Brand than under armour

Yeah for pro elitess a 5 k lasting around 13 minutes is 90%vo2max.. for an average runner around 20 minutes it's more like high threshold

Even though I’m already doing this type of structure, I still tune in for enjoyment and reassurance. Helps me avoid the classic self sabotage, and your comment at the end about not neglecting sleep and strength is so important. Love this channel, keep up the top content

What exactly does VO2 max effort mean?

pls. do VDO for 10K , too. Thanks