Whats the point of doing lactic training/race spesific training during base training?

[volle]

@lylemcd

Because grinding out distance at 5k pace/threshold tears people down. It’s too hard to optimally build endurance and too slow to build speed. And you’ll just burn out. Build endurance with true endurance work, build speed with true speed work; you’ll get more out of both than trying to build them at the same time. Then put them together.

???

1. I cant see why 5k pace intervalls like 5x1k should tear you down? Most middle distanse runners do this once a week. According to reasearch this is very effective for improving vo2 max.
2. The speed session I mentioned is true speed work. f.ex 8x60m, 7x100m hills. at least for a 800m runner its probably fast enough to improve speed.

What is true endurance work for u? Slow long lsd running? And what is true speed for you?

And John, what has your post with this topic to do?