Just finished my first week of the marathon training program that Nike Run Club offers. I wanted something structured and easy: I like having someone/thing just tell me what to do and I do it. But I don’t care to track my runs with that app. it’s going well I guess. Working on my zone 2 on my recovery runs while also just kinda ignoring my HR on some other runs.
Anyway, what was ur training experience like? How did u feel, was it easy or hard? Did u use an app? Join a Strava club? No one I talk to irl is into running.
I don't think sprints are good at increasing VO2Max. They are an anaerobic activity that you can't sustain for long. Best at increasing VO2Max is probably high heart rate for moderate time, like intervals.
I think it really depends on a lot of specifics, but my main point is, you are probably best off getting a large range of stimuli.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11022784/
Yeah, doing anything is most important, and then it's good to add variety, perhaps for VO2max but also to improve muscle strength etc etc