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  1. Read more: Training Fatigue Resistance for Long Races
    Training Fatigue Resistance for Long Races

    Training Fatigue Resistance for Long Races

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    The difference between a runner who holds pace through mile 20 of a marathon and one who falls apart comes down to fatigue resistance more than fit...
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  2. Read more: Zone 5 Intervals and High Intensity Training
    Zone 5 Intervals and High Intensity Training

    Zone 5 Intervals and High Intensity Training

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    Zone 5 is where endurance athletes get faster. Not fitter in the broad aerobic sense, not more efficient at moderate effort, but genuinely faster a...
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  3. Read more: Threshold Training for Endurance Athletes
    Threshold Training for Endurance Athletes

    Threshold Training for Endurance Athletes

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    Every endurance athlete has a pace they can hold hard but not sprint, sustained but not indefinitely. That pace sits right at or just below their l...
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  4. Read more: Understanding Zone 3 Training
    Understanding Zone 3 Training

    Understanding Zone 3 Training

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    Zone 3 is the most debated training zone in endurance sport. Some coaches call it the sweet spot. Others call it the gray zone and warn athletes to...
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  5. Read more: Zone 1 Training and Recovery Runs
    Zone 1 Training and Recovery Runs

    Zone 1 Training and Recovery Runs

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    Zone 1 training gets dismissed more than any other part of a training plan. Athletes who work hard all week look at an easy recovery run on the sch...
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  6. Read more: 15 Father's Day Gifts for Marathon Runners, Triathletes, and Endurance Athletes
    Father's Day Gifts

    15 Father's Day Gifts for Marathon Runners, Triathletes, and Endurance Athletes

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    Shopping for a dad who trains for marathons, races Ironman events, competes at HYROX, or disappears into the mountains for 100-mile ultras is genui...
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