What is Endurance?

Host:Coach Donald: Coach Donald, M.Ed Exercise Science, Owner of Global Human PerformanceCoach Tim: MBA, CPT, PES, FNSSummary:Coach Donald & Coach Tim scratch the surface of endurance training, and discuss the physiological adaptations as well as different types of training stimulus. The coaches touch on heart rate zone models, high-intensity interval training and biological responses to jogging, running and sprinting.Key Discussion Points:Coaching Moments:Cross-country season updateGreat Race recapDeep Dive:Physiological adaptations to increased running volumeHeart rate zone trainingStimulus/training adaptation to different types of running workoutsHigh-intensity interval trainingWebinar Pitch, Outro & FeedbackNoteworthy Moments/Quotes:1:45 - The coaches introduce the topic of conversation, and lay the groundwork for the discussion.3:15 - Coach Tim talks about his personal journey with distance running.7:34 - The coaches talk about their recent Coaching Moments, and chat about their cross-country season highlights.14:15 - Addressing common assumptions and misconceptions in distance running and training.17:28 - Coach Donald’s leg falls asleep, and he shares a funny anecdote about it.18:30 - The coaches chat about the fact that more isn’t always better, but that more can be effective and how to properly condition to be able to effectively absorb more mileage.19:50 - A discussion on the physiological changes and adaptations to running.28:05 - Coach Tim unpacks heart rate zone training, and explores the nuances to the prevailing five-zone model.33:53 - The coaches explore LSD runs, tempo runs, lactate threshold and Vo2 max.38:48 - Coach Donald dives deep into lactic acid, lactate, pyruvate, acidosis and oxidative capacity.45:15 - Exploring high-intensity training as it relates to recovery needs, and highlighting density, volume and intensity as well as the “talk test.”52:04 - The coaches ask for listener feedback, get slightly distracted, pitch the webinar and then sign off.Resources Mentioned:Webinar: https://ghperformance.com/webinar/Website: https://ghperformance.com/https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2040-4603.2011.tb00346.xhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17099248/Actionable Takeaways:Run easy most of the time and run fast some of the time, but never do all your workouts at the same pace!When increasing training volume, focus on frequency first, duration second and intensity third.Heart rate zone training is a useful way to approach things, but is much more nuanced than it seems on the surface.Support the podcast by downloading Coach Donald’s Strength Training for Runners webinar!Next Episode Teaser:In Season 2: Episode 3, Coach Donald geeks out about the physiology of sprint training while Coach Tim just tries to keep up and apply the principles to the world of distance running.