Guest Blogger Michael Kahn  In case you are intimidated by this
word Lactic Threshold, feel free to call it a “tempo run,” but
just in case you want to turn some heads at the office while
speaking near your non-running friends, you might say something
like, “Phew, that Lactic Threshold run really kicked my butt
this morning.”  The best way to improve lactic threshold is to
run at your lactic threshold pace. Great, what does that mean? I
dont’t want to make a doctors appointment or visit a lab and
have them stick me with any needles. So how can I find my Lactic
threshold pace without the hard evidence of when my blood levels
change? There are several ways but I have found it to be roughly
between 15K and 25K pace, so I like to call it my Half-Marathon
pace.  What is it? There is an optimal point in running that is
considered the Lactic Threshold and its not too fast and not too
slow. Scientifically it is the point in a workout when lactic
acid builds up in the circulatory system faster than the body
can dispos