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A Katana Run is a long run with high intensity intervals interspersed throughout. This is a challenging style of workout, as it stresses your body in 2 radically different ways. When I do these runs, the high intensity intervals are above [[VO2max|V̇O<sub>2</sub>max]] pace, but typically not "all out", nor are they long enough to reach [[Maximum Heart Rate]]. I feel like these runs are helpful for a number of reasons, though I don't have any research to back this up.
* The [[Long Run] burns through glycogen, and the higher intensity periods should increase that depletion, increasing the effective length of the run.
* The higher intensity periods will recruit more muscle fibers, which may complement the change in recruitment pattern that happens with glycogen depletion.
* The faster running helps keep the overall pace from becoming too slow. I find that my slow pace is improved slightly with the intervals.
[[File:StrydHIIT.jpg|center|thumb|400px|A [[High Intensity Interval Training| HIIT]] interval from a Katana Run workout recorded with a [[Stryd]].]]
* The [[Long Run] burns through glycogen, and the higher intensity periods should increase that depletion, increasing the effective length of the run.
* The higher intensity periods will recruit more muscle fibers, which may complement the change in recruitment pattern that happens with glycogen depletion.
* The faster running helps keep the overall pace from becoming too slow. I find that my slow pace is improved slightly with the intervals.
[[File:StrydHIIT.jpg|center|thumb|400px|A [[High Intensity Interval Training| HIIT]] interval from a Katana Run workout recorded with a [[Stryd]].]]