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The Talk Test

By nolimitsadminPosted on September 28, 2026Posted in TrainingTagged Endurance athlete, Endurance coach, endurance coaching, endurance training, exercise intensity, heart rate zones, no limits endurance coaching, perceived exertion, race day execution, rate of perceived exertion, RPE, talk test, training intensity, training metrics, training zones, workout intensity

A Simple Tool To Determine Your Effort By Coach Maria Simone It never fails: your coach asks you what your RPE was for a session, and you just aren’t sure what to say. You find it challenging to assign a number to the effort, even though you are well aware of the sensations you felt.[…]

Hey Coach: What do I do when I can’t stay in my training zones?

By nolimitsadminPosted on May 11, 2026Posted in TrainingTagged aerobicbase, cycling, Endurance athlete, Endurance coach, endurancesport, FTP, heartrate, intervaltraining, lactatethreshold, nolimitsendurancecoaching, pace, power, rateofperceivedexertion, recoveryrun, RPE, running, speedtraining, trainingpeaks, trainingplan, trainingzones, triathlon, zone2

By Coach Alison Miller There are many, many (MANY) possible answers to this question. It all boils down to knowing where you are in your training, what the goal of the particular session is, and which zones you are targeting. Before we dive into some of the more common scenarios, let’s first assume that you[…]

Change of Pace: Focus on Effort

By nolimitsadminPosted on June 9, 2012Posted in Training, Training plansTagged heartrate, pace, power, rateofperceivedexertion, RPE, running, trainingplan, triathlon

I received a text message from a prospective client asking, “If I want to average a 9 minute mile for a half-marathon, what pace should my tempo runs be?” In the log of one of our athletes, I read this post-activity comment, “My pace isn’t what I would like, but my HR was in the[…]