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. 2026 Apr 3;56(7):1637–1674. doi: 10.1007/s40279-026-02410-x

Table 7.

Example interval set designs for a middle- or long-distance runner

Prescription method Example set design
Fixed % of CS 6 × 1 km @ 105% CS. 60 s passive recovery [154]
Fixed fraction of TTE 6 × 60% TTE of 115% CS. 2:1 work: rest [155]
D′ balance modelling 3, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 min etc. @115% CS. 2:1 work:rest until 25% D′ balance (i.e., hard but not exhaustive) [88]

CS critical speed, TTE time to exhaustion