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Lactate Testing
traditional lactate profile “step-test”
What’s involved?
The test consists of five repeats of 5 to 6 minutes duration, at increasing paces or “steps”. The test takes place on a treadmill or a running track. We prefer to use a track, by performing intervals outdoors, test results are more relevant to training and racing environments.
Step
Intensity
1 and 2
Generally, very easy with an intensity similar to a normal easy/ recovery run
3
The difficulty begins to increase, and this effort correlates with marathon pace
4
Moderately hard and correlates with 1 hour race pace
5
Close to maximum effort and many athletes will get down to 5k pace on this final step
Scientific approach
Between each stage there is a short break where we record pace, heart rate and take a blood lactate sample from the fingertip or ear lobe.
Using the highly innovative Ergonizer software, a comprehensive report is prepared. The results are then used by PerfectPacing to develop and provide the athlete with a full report on their lactate test and advice on their training programme.
