Fresh off winning silver at the World Championships, Jake Wightman is back in the U.K. and easing into the early stages of his off-season training. In Manchester, Jake linked up with fellow British elites Andy Butchart and Alfie Manthorpe for a controlled 16 x 400m session — nothing flashy, just steady work and re-building aerobic rhythm.
The Workout:16 × 400m (:45)
Splits were:
73, 70, 70, 71 (4.2 la)
72, 72, 72, 72 (5.2 la)
73, 72, 71, 71 (5.2 la)
71, 71, 70, 69 (5.9 la)
Athletes Featured:• Jake Wightman – World Silver Medalist (1500m)• Andy Butchart – Olympian (5000m) • Alfie Manthorpe – 61:26 Half Marathon
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Timecodes:
00:00 – Intro
02:04 – Last Rep Coffee
04:43 – At the Track
08:42 – WORKOUT
11:10 – Recap
27 Comments
Always great to also hear about and from the guys you train with, at home and in Flagstaff. An interesting community of runners I imagine….no snow there…yet😊
Can we have subtitles for Butchy in person please
Mullet next for Butchy
Wow
What a trio
Pls upload frequently. Enjoying the content. 🥰🥰
No mention of road relays in the plans? Get on that EAC train. 12 stage isn’t that far from you…
Please post more Jake! Also, what’s your weekly mileage, and how much were you doing at age seventeen and eighteen?
Thanks for sharing some of your training with a global audience. I have noticed that your lactate levels on the “tempo sessions” are generally higher than the typical 4.0 anaerobic threshold value (and certainly higher than the 3.5 limit adopted by the Ingebrigtsen brothers). Is this because your threshold lactate level is naturally higher than the average runner or because you can tolerate slightly harder training when your weekly mileage is not so high? Sorry for the nerdy question, but it would be very useful to get your opinion on this issue (without you having to reveal your training secrets :-)).
Cinder track? Didn't realise that there were any of these left! As an old timer I tottally agree that they are better for training than either road or synthetic tracks. If more runners could use them I am convinced that thewre would be fewer injured athletes. So they might be a second or two a lap slower than a synthetic surface – but for that kind of workout – as you say – who cares as long as the effort is there.
Subscribed because of the cat 😁
More guest appearances would be interesting.
Seeing everything from the coffee to training is great.
I would like to say is inspirational and it is just need to get my myself moving again and start small and build up.
Alfie!!!
Liking your videos and vibes Jake, genuine and humble but you clearly have an inner beast and a great running intellect💪
Look forward to following your journey and watching you grab another gold or two;)
Most likeable guy in world athletics, what a legend, absolute monster on the track but down to earth and humble bloke off it
Back!
Alfie joining NB team?
Excellent 👌.. great guy
@jakeswightman Not sure if you've previously said but which BLa monitor are you using? Trying to figure out which ones have the highest reliability
Thats a great cinder track
Great video
That's the interesting part, that few can do, progressing from 71's ish to 57's, the progression curve over time and is it linear ? Lactate was around 5.5, what was your effort heart rate ? Agree, Jake comes over as a very decent, humble athlete.
Congrats on the medal! It was great to see you back on the podium!
To quote my favorite athlete, “if I was to be logical” I know that 72s are nothing for a 3:27 guy but it’s still shocking to me just how easy they make it look. Thanks for sharing Jake, best wishes moving forward.
Nice work Jake. Just starting back after off season so relatable
alfie just had throw in that he dropped Andy in the session pre birtish champs and that he does their mileage combined in one week 🤣🗿
Great video! What do you eat/ drink before and during your evening sessions and how do you time this?
Hi, Jake
What is your lactate threshold? Lac?