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Lately, the Norwegian method for endurance training has the world abuzz. In reality, its core tenets have been around for decades.

Over a century of training and racing, coaches and athletes have continually experimented with the balance of volume and intensity. Today’s best practices look to maximize both a high volume of training and a small but potent dose of high-intensity work.

The timely combination of running facilities and stopwatches gave running a leg up on other endurance sports, inviting more structured training and innovation.

The early European cycling scene was convinced that more miles and more racing made champions. By the 1980s, a new generation of pros was redefining the goal and the roadmap to get there.

Coach Joe Friel recounts the relatively short history of endurance sports to identify the athletes and coaches that influenced how we train and race today.

While many athletes and coaches rely on TrainingPeaks to analyze and archive their training data, there are several other notable programs worth considering.

Athletes who want to train and compete in multiple sports require a different approach to training, and to have their expectations managed.

With more large wildfires appearing around the world in recent years, many endurance athletes wonder where and how to draw the line with training outdoors during poor air quality.

See how to match the right high-intensity interval strategy to you and your event to achieve your best possible performance.

You might never sprint during an Ironman or ultra-running race, but that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from some HIT.

Your lactate threshold may not be what you think it is. Coach Trevor Connor explores the true definition of this physiological turn point.

How long? How much? How many? Tapering can be a dark art, but we’ve got all your questions answered to help deliver you to your next start line ready to go.

Being a mom and an athlete can require world-class juggling and coping skills. As a coach, how can you best support and empower these athletes? We find out from Coach Alison Freeman (who’s also a Mom-Athlete).

Coach Trevor Connor outlines how coaches and masters athletes can better address the physiology and psychology of aging in their training.

You know your workout is supposed to be easy, but you just can’t help dropping the hammer sometimes. A leading neuroscientist lifts the lid on what’s going on in your brain when this happens—and what you can do about it.

Get your fast-twitch muscles working harder for you with this two-part bike workout.

So you want to give the polarized training approach a go? Here’s how to map out your week using the 80/20 training model.

You might have heard of polarized training, but do you know how to implement it in your training? We’re here to help you get started.