UAN: 169 Article type:-->One lap of a standard athletics track, 400m efforts make a simple stock session for shorter-distance racing, but are also a good work-out for anyone looking to improve their pure speed. 1500m specialists will probably run 8
session: Repetition 400m 800m 1200m 1600m 1200m 800m 400mPace Mile pace 5K pace 10K pace 10M pace 5M pace 3K pace 1000m paceRecovery 100m 200m 300m 400m 300m 200mBest 10K (/400m) 35 (84.0) 72 2:40 4:12 5:40 4:06 2:30 7040 (96.0) 83 3:03 4
effective your racing will be. Remember, a 10K race is effectively 25 x 400m with zero recovery. Now can you see why speedwork is the most important session of the week? We’ve divided our definitive speedwork guide into four sections: 400m Repetitions
marathon champion Steve Moneghetti, who can claim to be the world&146;s most consistent marathoner (from 1986, when he won a Commonwealth bronze, until 2000, when he was 10th in the Olympics), has a stock session of 8 x 400m with a 200m fast float. Break
for variety - try mixing them into a single session. Standard Strength SpeedRepetition 4 x mile 6 x mile 3 x mileRecovery 400m jog/3 mins 200m jog/60 secs 800m jog/5 minsBest 10K (/mile) 35 (5:36) 5:25 5:30-5:36 5:1540 (6:24) 6:15 6:20-6:24 6:0045 (7
-up, then 12 x 400m at 5K pace (6:30) with 1-min recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down 65 mins easy 40 mins, including middle 10 at half-marathon pace (7:15) 30 mins easy or rest Rest Newark Half-MarathonWeek 4 (w/c Aug 11) Rest 30 mins easy Summer league race