The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
August 28, 20251 hr 19 min
Running
How to Improve the 3 Running Thresholds (Z2, LT, and VO2 Max), with Phil Batterson, PhD
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Episode Notes
Phil Batterson is a competitive runner, former running coach, and the founder of Critical Oxygen. Phil has a PhD in human bioenergetics and a love for all sorts of endurance sports, from rowing to track and field and ultras. His goal with Critical Oxygen is to teach athletes and coaches how to optimize their physiology to maximize endurance performance.
This episode is important and is a repost of episode 330 from 2023.
Phil breaks down some of the complex physiology behind the three different thresholds to make it more accessible, as well as providing practical ways to...