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Six Secrets Of Successful Runners (Preview)
By Matt Barbour on 23/10/2009 14:43:45
What really improves running performance? We asked the top elites and their trainers how you can get the most out of your quality workouts (non-subscriber preview)
, too. Elite Secret # 3: Pace The WorkoutGoing out too fast in both training and racing is the undoing of many talented runners, says Dave Saker, middle-distance coach at the University of Bath. "Marilyn Okoro, who I used to train, did a 56-second first
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Running Rules Revisited
By Bob Cooper on 25/09/2009 17:21:50
Some coaches, scientists and other experts are challenging conventional thinking. Could their uncommon wisdom work for you?
that by how fast she ran those two 800s. On three occasions she ran both in 2:04, only eight seconds off the national record. "When I ran that workout well, I knew I was ready to race," says Favor-Hamilton, "where it always came down to holding a
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On The Double (Preview)
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 15:17:37
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well (non-subscriber preview)
to a breakaway attempt, mixing up pace and distance in the same workout teaches you to recover from a too-fast start, hold your speed when you're fatigued, and kick up your pace in the final 400m.Perhaps best of all for the time-pressed runner, doubling
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On The Double
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 14:42:47
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well
to a breakaway attempt, mixing up pace and distance in the same workout teaches you to recover from a too-fast start, hold your speed when you're fatigued, and kick up your pace in the final 400m.Perhaps best of all for the time-pressed runner, doubling
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24 Shortcuts To Your New PB (Preview)
By Matthew Ray on 26/11/2009 10:42:26
We asked the experts for the 24 best ways to transform your race performance - and push your personal best into new territory (non-subscriber preview)
Start racing faster"To improve your time, you're going to need to run faster throughout the race, not just at the finish. Many racers start too slowly and then end up running too quickly at the end. You need to get up to ra...
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24 Shortcuts To Your New PB
By Matthew Ray on 25/11/2009 17:13:40
We asked the experts for the 24 best ways to transform your race performance - and push your personal best into new territory
Start racing faster"To improve your time, you're going to need to run faster throughout the race, not just at the finish. Many racers start too slowly and then end up running too quickly at the end. You need to get up to ra...
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The Magic Mile
By Sam Murphy on 27/08/2010 10:08:07
How fast are you over a mile? Upping your pace and stamina over the distance will benefit your 5K, 10K and half-marathon times – and give you a kick that will leave the opposition gasping. Here’s how you do it.
, fast repeats offer valuable physiological and psychological adaptations for a distance runner," says US running coach Greg McMillan. "Physiologically, there is an increase in running economy - one of the most important factors in distance running
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Band Aid
By Sarah Bowen Shea on 09/10/2008 10:29:44
Running's your thing. Pumping iron isn't. But strength training can toughen up a runner's body, so we've come up with a solution: a fast, simple routine that'll improve your running - no iron required
. Bending at the knee and hip, lower yourself down for a three-second count until you get to a quarter-squat position.Pause for a moment, then, pushing through your midfoot, drive upwards to full extension. This three-seconds down, pause, up-fast should
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RW's 10-week sub-1:50 half-marathon schedules
By Bruce Tulloh on 07/05/2000 09:44:43
Classic schedules for the half
day and running closer to 35 miles a week. The key here is to get used to good-quality sessions, particularly repetition runs, where you are running fast (at about 10K pace) for several minutes at a stretch.Slightly less strenuous are the zapping
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The Simpler Sub-70 10-mile plan
By Runner's World on 06/05/2000 13:25:26
A repeatable 2-week build-up to a sub-70 10-mile race
mins fast Rest or 3M jog 5M fartlek, inc 10 x 30 secs fast, 1 min slow Rest Warm up, then timed run of approx 3M.. Warm down 7-8M steadyWEEK B 5M easy 6M, inc 2 x 1M fast 6-7M steady 6M, inc 8 x 1 min fast, 2 mins slow Rest Rest or 3M jog Race 10K
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