Originally Posted by
jsutkeepspining
not an issue with pacing, more an issue with dealing with pain when there is no incentive. in a race i don't mind the pain, in testing i can deal with it, but regular day to day training i can get a bit lazy
I am driven by really painful intervals, but there's little benefit to pushing to failure on the last of every set of intervals. The training zone is the training zone, and if you're in the target zone, you're getting the stress you planned. If you're skipping intervals entirely, then it's more of a training efficiency issue -- you can get the fitness, but it takes more miles.