Travis Pope - Train With Intent: Aerobic Threshold and Its Relationship to Intensity - 2024 USTFCCCA Convention

Train With Intent: Aerobic Threshold and Its Relationship to Intensity, presented by Travis Pope, Head Cross Country and Assistant Track & Field Coach at University of Alabama-Birmingham, discusses the importance of aerobic threshold in distance runs, for both training and race running.

Coach Pope defines aerobic threshold, applies it with respect to both training volume and intensity, as well as how to apply aerobic threshold training.

Additionally, Coach Pope reviews athlete data, including training trends and considerations to consider while implementing training programs.

Topics covered include:

• Defining Aerobic Threshold
• Training Goals?
• How Aerobic Threshold Contributes to Running
• Finding ProperTraining Intensities
• Training Volume
• Training Intensity
• Aerobic Threshold Considerations
• Aerobic Threshold Training Outcomes
• Athlete Case Studies
• Applying Aerobic Threshold Training