What data is the PaceWheel calculated from?
PaceWheel values are based on the research of Jack Daniels, PhD and James Gilbert, and correlate well with Roy Bensons book Coach Bensons Secret Workouts, USA Track & Fields coaching school textbook, the USATF Coaching Manual, Larry Greene and Russ Pates Training for Young Distance Runners, and Martin and Coes Better Training for Distance Runners. All of the times for each fitness level use the 2-mile time for a starting point for all the calculations because velocity of VO2 Max correlates well with 2-mile race time for most athletes. 2. Im training for a 5k/10k. Should I use marathon pace for any part of my training? While it is easy to turn an easy, Aerobic Base Training Pace run into a Marathon-Pace run, you might not get the benefit youre looking for. Whats really happening is that instead of increasing your aerobic fitness, you are pushing a run into the aerobic/anaerobic switchover point; instead of training your body to burn more fat, to burn it better, and to develop more mitoc