Table 3. Examples of the most important training sessions in each training period
P1 Before-LHTH LHTH After-LHTH
Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3
Week 1 20 km
5’00”·km-1
15 km
4’40”·km-1
12x1000m
4’00”·km-1
rec 2’
10 km
5’00”·km-1
15 km
4’45”·km-1
15 km uphill
4’50”-
4’10”·km-1
15 km
5’00”·km-1
10 km
4’30”·km-1
7x2000m
3’50”·km-1
rec 2’
Week 2 20 km
5’00”·km-1
25 km
4’45”·km-1
7x2000 m
4’00”·km-1
rec 3’
20 km
5’00”·km-1
20 km
4’45”·km-1
5x1000m
4’00”·km-1
rec 3’
+
1x5000m
4’05”·km-1
10 km
5’00”·km-1
25 km
4’40”·km-1
10 km
38’24”.00
(NR)
Week 3 10 km
5’00”·km-1
15 km
4’45”-
4’30”·km-1
10x1000m
3’55”·km-1
rec 2’
15 km
5’00”·km-1
2x7.5 km
4’30”·km-1
rec 3’
2x10x500m
3’50”·km-1
rec 1’ and 4’
10 km
5’00”·km-1
15 km
4’25”·km-1
10x500m
3’30”·km-1
rec 1’
+
5x1000m
3’40”·km-1
rec 2’
Zone 1 = 70-80% of race paceZone 2 = 81-90% of race paceZone 3 = >91% of race paceP1 = participant 1, P2= participant 2rec = recoveryNR = national record