VO2 Max
Pace Ladder
Hard
- Est. time50 min
- Est. distance10 km
- FocusVO2 Max
- HR zoneA3+
About this session
A ladder up and back down, with the pace matched to each distance. Keeps a hard session genuinely interesting.
Session structure
- Warm-up15 min warm-up at easy pace
- Main set400 m at 3K pace with 90 s easy jog recovery
- Main set800 m at 5K pace with 2 min easy jog recovery
- Main set1,200 m at 5K pace with 150 s easy jog recovery
- Main set800 m at 5K pace with 2 min easy jog recovery
- Main set400 m at 3K pace
- Cool-down10 min cool-down at easy pace
- 115 min warm-up at easy pace
- 2400 m at 3K pace
- 3800 m at 5K pace
- 41,200 m at 5K pace
- 5800 m at 5K pace
- 6400 m at 3K pace
- 710 min cool-down at easy pace