-60 secs 400m jog/3 minsBest 10K (/400m) 35 (84.0) 78 80 7540 (96.0) 90 92 8745 (1:48) 1:42 1:44 1:3950 (2:00) 1:54 1:56 1:5155 (2:12) 2:06 2:08 2:0360 (2:24) 2:18 2:20 2:1565 (2:36) 2:30 2:32 2:27Variation 1:Run 8 x 400m with three-minute recoveries
for a half: 400m, 800m, 1200m, 1600m, 2000m, each run faster than your 10K pace but not flat out. Jog 400m between each – but you can take three to four minutes for this.16. Divide 1000m into: 400m at 5K race pace, with a 400m jog; 300m at race pace
of breath at the end. Try short distances with short recoveries. For example, if you’re finding sessions too easy, you could run 6 x 400m with only 20-30 seconds rest. If this is still too easy, increase the number of repetitions. Alternatively, reduce
:48 6:28 4:42 2:53 8145 (1:48) 1:34 3:26 5:24 7:16 5:18 3:16 1:3250 (2:00) 1:45 3:49 6:00 8:04 5:54 3:39 1:4355 (2:12) 1:56 4:12 6:36 8:52 6:30 4:02 1:5460 (2:24) 2:07 4:35 7:12 9:40 7:06 4:25 2:0565 (2:36) 2:18 4:47 7:48 10:28 7:42 4:37 2:16You should
5K pace, in sessions like these:15 x 400m at 5K pace, with a recovery time of 60 seconds.5 x (800m with 2 minutes rest, then 400m with 1 minute rest) at 5K pace.6-8 x 1000m at your 10K pace, with 2-minute recoveries.4-6 x 1 mile at your 10K pace
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
(76.8) 72 46-48 16:15-16:3017:00 (81.6) 77 49-51 17:25-17:4018:00 (86.4) 82 52-54 18:30-18:4519:00 (91.2) 86 55-57 19:30-19:4520:00 (96.0) 91 58-60 20:40-20:5521:00 (1:40) 96 61-63 21:40-21:5522:00 (1:46) 1:40 64-66 22:40-22:5523:00 (1:50) 1:45 67
) 86 85 83 80 5:3440 (96.0) 1:38 1:37 1:35 1:32 6:2245 (1:48) 1:50 1:49 1:47 1:44 7:1050 (2:00) 2:02 2:01 1:59 1:56 7:5855 (2:12) 2:14 2:13 2:11 2:08 8:4660 (2:24) 2:26 2:25 2:22 2:20 9:3465 (2:36) 2:38 2:37 2:36 2:32 10:22Variation 3:Run 400m at approx
Q I had a couple of years without racing, and then took up speedwork again 11 months ago. But even though Im back up to 40-50 miles a week (from 15-25) and doing speed sessions (typically 6 x 1 mile with four-minute jog recoveries, or 16 x 400m
TRAINING PHASE:PEAK (4 WEEKS)Speed sessions:2 to 5 x 2,000m @ 10K pace with 4 minutes recoveryDistance sessions:2 to 5 miles @ 10K paceHalf-MarathonTRAINING PHASE:BASE (6 TO 8 WEEKS)Speed sessions:4 to 12 x 400m @ 1-mile pace with 2 minutes recovery
