Archives
All the articles I've archived.
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From Metrics to Intuition: Deconstructing Five Intensity Indicators and Your Physiological Map
No single metric can define training intensity on its own. A breakdown of heart rate, pace, power, lactate, and RPE — their blind spots and how they complement each other — to build a multi-dimensional navigation system for serious runners.
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Your Achilles Tendon Isn't Just a Spring
The Achilles tendon doesn't just recycle elastic energy — its more important role is keeping muscle fascicles near isometric, dramatically cutting ATP cost per step.
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Is Training a Science, or a Craft?
Science measures short, tightly controlled slices of the world. Building an endurance athlete takes years. Why training is ultimately a craft—no best method, only what fits.
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Three Heart Rate Zone Methods: HRmax, HRR, and LTHR
Comparing HRmax, HRR, and LTHR as training zone anchors — and why LTHR tracks your fitness where the others can't.
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Running Form Is an Outcome: How Movement Is Generated
Running form is a nervous system output, not an installable skill. Bernstein's theory explains the mechanism.
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Running Economy: It's Deeper Than Your Form
External biomechanics explain 4–12% of running economy. Efficiency is built deeper, in neuromuscular and tendon systems.
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Train with a Purpose
Different training intensities trigger different adaptations. Coggan's 7-zone matrix shows which intensity builds what.
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Zone 2 Training: Why All the Talk
Inside Exercise Podcast interview notes: FTP inventor Andrew Coggan on the Zone 2 hype and three widely believed physiological myths.
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LT1 / LT2 and Training Zone Models: The Map Is Not the Terrain
From lactate threshold testing to training model selection — understanding a framework's limits matters more than getting the numbers right.
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The Mechanism That Actually Makes Training Work
Supercompensation is the core of training progress. No matter how well-designed your program, if recovery doesn't happen, it's wasted effort. Covers Supercompensation, Overloading, Overreaching, and Overtraining Syndrome.
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Your Muscles Never Run on Just One Engine
Three energy systems always work together — intensity shifts the ratio, not the switch. From physiology to training logic, explained.
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Lactate Is Not Your Enemy
Lactate isn't the waste product making you slow — it's your body's preferred high-efficiency fuel. Understanding it is the key to making sense of modern endurance training.
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What This Blog Covers
Exercise physiology, training philosophy, running economy, book notes, race reports — a complete topic map for The Right Pace.
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Welcome to The Right Pace
A blog about reading notes and learning from endurance sports — running physiology, training theory, and race experiences.