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The Benefits of Threshold Workouts

How to Find Your Lactate Threshold Pace

6 Threshold Workouts to Add to Your Training

How to Optimize Your Threshold Runs

Lactate threshold workouts are one of the most important parts of a distance-running training plan . Putting your body through this type of exercise will help you run faster and run farther .

“Lactate threshold training means building confidence,” says New York City-based USATF- and RRCA-certified run coach Kai Ng . “It means getting used to being comfortable with being uncomfortable.”

To get you familiar with these workouts and how to implement them into your training plan, Runner’s World connected with three certified run coaches and collected their top recommended threshold workouts that improve your speed endurance.

The Benefits of Threshold Workouts

Working to improve your lactate threshold makes more difficult paces feel less exhausting, and therefore, makes you a more efficient and faster runner.

Alex Morrow, RRCA- and…