UAN: 170 Article type:-->The mile repetition (or 1600m – four laps of an athletics track) is a simple, but favourite, standard distance that focuses more on strength than speed. Below the basic table, there are some different mile sessions

and then struggle to maintain their pace after 20 miles.Q. What's the most important quality session of the week (after the long run) for a 6 - 7 min/mile marathon runner? JokermanA. I think the most important session is an interval session (400m, 800m, mile etc

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 RepetitionsMile

GETTY IMAGES Q. What single aspect of training would help me run a faster marathon? Intervals, tempo sessions or more miles? Johnny BlazeA. Unfortunately, it's just not that simple. Making

seconds, you could try to start each repetition every 60 seconds.If you want a less taxing session that generates more speed, have a 200m recovery spread over two minutes and aim to run significantly faster than mile speed. Because a runner’s speed over

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

don’t have a heart-rate monitor, just run your session on a familiar measured loop. During the tempo section, try to hit your half-marathon mile splits. Once you’ve mastered the tempo run, you’ll see that it’s a great way of improving your sustained

Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords:uan100-->Target times: 2:15 to 2:30 (run/walk) (race pace: sub-11:26 per mile). You should be capable of either a sub-1:05 10K, a sub-1:55 10-miler or a sub-6:00 marathon. Training

Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords:uan102-->Target times: from 1:45 to 1:59 (race pace: sub-9:09 per mile). You should be capable of either a sub-50 10K, a sub-90 10-miler or a sub-4:30 marathon. Training will be five

Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords:uan103-->Target times: from 1:30 to 1:44 (race pace: sub-8:00 per mile). You should be capable of either a sub-46 10K, sub-1:18 10-miler or a sub-4:00 marathon. Training