When you look at LT1 as a percentage of VO2max, there's a really cool dynamic where very unfit people have a "high" LT1 because their ceiling (absolute VO2max) is very low, while very fit people have a high LT1 because their training has expanded their range of "easy" paces

Lil preview of the data I'm using for my upcoming LT1 article. Upshot: keep easy runs <65% 5k pace!

New York Marathon cutoff was 13:20 under the standard this year. That's significantly easier than last year, but still harder than BQ for most age/gender categories. Here's a direct comparison

Great new article from Marius Bakken on his development of the Norwegian method: mariusbakken.com/norwegian-mode…