Training Concepts

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.

An athlete’s rate of perceived exertion, or RPE, is one of the most underappreciated metrics. For ultra-athletes who are closely in touch with their bodies and minds, working with RPE is an essential component to training and racing.