in a fast training session, and the following sessions for races over 10 miles should only be attempted once. These sessions are not for beginners.Key session for mile races: 8 x 400m with around 90-second recoveriesKey session for 5K races: 4 x 1M

stretching and a few strides, then pick the session that corresponds with your weekend race.5KThis one is called a fast-finish mile. Run one mile with the first half at 10K race pace and the second half 16-20 seconds faster. Recover with six to eight minutes

of running five or six one-mile reps at 10K pace, but just remember that you have to do this, without any rest, in a race anyway. Try to fit in at least one session a week, and mix pure speed sessions with speed-endurance sessions for the best of both worlds

Ease into faster running with these introductory sessions:1. Easy fartlekFartlek, or speed play, is variable-paced running that emphasises creativity. During a 30-minute run, choose objects to run to – lamp-posts, trees, buildings, other runners

at your brisker pace, but also in your daily runs (so 40 minutes will start to feel like 30 minutes, or 9:30 miling like 10-minute miling). Don't worry if you're not 'fast'. Your session should just be faster than usual. Here's how to start - just do one

Standfirst: A repeatable 2-week build-up to a sub-60 10-mile race Author:Pics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords:uan92-->Preparation phase (3-4 weeks)Gradually increase your weekly mileage to 40M, based on 6 training runs per week

Standfirst: A repeatable 2-week build-up to a sub-80 10-mile race Author:Pics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords:-->Preparation phase (2-4 weeks)Increase your weekly mileage to 20-25M, based on 4-5 training runs per weekIntroduce one fartlek

. These schedules contains a mixture of repetition running, hill sessions and pace runs, for improving running speed, plus long runs for endurance. For advanced runners, the highest weekly mileage reaches a plateau of 55-60 miles a week, but there’s no reason why

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Standfirst: The target for weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan120-->A time-targetted 10K or 5-mile race (Week 4)Why: The marathon’s main requirement is stamina, but many of the world’s