. They all have one thing in common. They cut out the junk, and concentrate on quality training. To borrow a phrase from the music industry, their training is 'all killer and no filler'. Quality training means you know the reason behind every training session
to improve my pace, I added a special ingredient to my training. Hard work! Hard work in the form of group speedwork sessions every week. And during my training for the London Marathon this year, while adding a speed session or two, my office nickname
Here's a no-brainer: when you add swimming and cycling sessions to your training, you need to adjust your running schedule. More specifically, as you make room for these new sports in your training, you have to plan more carefully the types of runs
to get your breath back! This might make interval sessions sound terrifying, but once you get used to them theyre one of the best ways of getting quicker.An example of an interval session would be 6 x 400m (or around two minutes) with a couple of minutes
self-esteem is higher when we are running well. If you are building up for a big race in 12 weeks time, the best period for a training camp is in the third or fourth week, so that you can build on the increased fitness in later weeks. The fact that you
one-mile time trial, its a fun and attainable challenge to rise to. Best of all, you can train seriously enough to give it a good shot in just a month, leaving you ready for your next goal. A months training will have a significant effect on your
at least a minute for your heart rate to stabilise. The important thing to remember is that your HRM is there mainly as a passive observer. Its best function in interval training is to collect data for comparison over time, and throwing caution to the wind
-based brick session - this could be 25 minutes on the rowing machine followed by long session on the treadmill. Training tip While you can use any stroke, Jameson says front crawl is fast, efficient and involves less aggressive kicking than other strokes
to using them.For the swimIn your training sessions try to swim the distance that you are going to complete. For a sprint distance this is 750m. Don't worry if you can't do it just yet. Make a note of how far you can swim and the time it takes you. The next
and rests?Intervals, fartlek, speedwork - what are they? - part 1Intervals, fartlek, speedwork - what are they? -part 2Marathon training - speedwork or not?Repetitions - Yasso 800s - part 1Repetitions - Yasso 800s - part 2Treadmill speedwork - best sessions
