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Does Lactate Threshold Even Exist?

Jim GalanesSeptember 9, 2025

This article was made possible through the generous support of our voluntary subscribers. If you would like to see more articles like this one, please support FasterSkier with a voluntary subscription. In the mid-90s, I began doing extensive lactate testing with the athletes I coached. For about ten years, I collected data before eventually abandoning the practice. Why? Because the results raised more questions than answers. Lactate values varied greatly from day to day, and the...

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DIY Fitness Testing: The How and Why with Pepa Miloucheva

Rachel PerkinsMay 6, 2020

It’s May. Yes, really. For most skiers, the new page on the calendar also marks the beginning of a new training year. Dust off your rollerskis, locate your heart rate strap and drink belt, and make sure your running shoes have plenty of life in them. With the country still predominantly on public health orders to stay close to home, avoid groups, and keep at least six feet of distance from those outside your home,...

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Wednesday Workout: What’s the Prescription for “Flooding” Legs?

Jason AlbertJanuary 16, 2019

2014 is when a relatively green Patrick O’Brien took charge of the Stratton Mountain School’s elite team, otherwise known as SMS T2. In a relatively short time, by way of juggling athletes, wax-teching, training plan writing, and life-living O’Brien has become a problem-solving resource. Jack of many trades, and very much an emerging master of elite level coaching, FasterSkier tossed a general question out to O’Brien for our Wednesday Workout series: what are some workouts...

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Wednesday Workout: Steady State Intervals and Speed Shifts with SVSEF PG Coach Tom Smith

Austin CobbSeptember 2, 2015

For this week's Wednesday Workout, FasterSkier caught up with Tom Smith, the PG coach in Sun Valley, Idaho. He shared his take on a continuous threshold workout that is highly customizable for any time of the year, and perfect for transitioning into fall training.

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Wednesday Workout: Early Season Agility with the Alberta World Cup Academy

FasterSkierMay 7, 20141

This week's workout comes from Ezekiel Williams, FasterSkier's newest intern and an athlete at the Alberta World Cup Academy. This time last season, Williams said he really enjoyed doing what his team called, the Agility Sprint Track Workout. "Combine the agility work and lactate threshold building into the short 1:30 hour workout time and it makes for a solid early training-season session," he says.

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This Month in Journals: Team Dynamics in Individual Sports, How to Prescribe Intervals

Chelsea LittleAugust 1, 2013

This month in scientific journals, researchers investigated how teammates affect performance in individual sports, which has rarely been considered; six Canadian skiers took part in the study. Also, how do you plan intervals? Uphill, or on the flat? Based on heart rate, percent of VO2Max, or anaerobic threshold? Two papers investigated.