Power Rankings - Our top-5 run sessions to improve triathlon running performance

That Triathlon Show · Feb 5, 2026 · 1h 4m

If you want to improve your running performance as a triathlete, these are the tried and true sessions that we rely on as triathlon coaches and athletes.

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS:

Fartlek workouts to improve your running speed and VO2max

How we use hills in run sessions for triathletes

The value of progressive sets and pace alterations within a workout

How we prescribe threshold work for running

We upvote and downvote each others sessions

A discussion on using percentage based run sessions and the difference between pace vs. speed based percentages

DETAILED EPISODE SHOWNOTES:

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