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Vodcast: Speed sessions
By on 20/02/2013 13:19:24
Coach Sam Murphy explains the importance of speed sessions in marathon training
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Your First Speed Sessions
By Runner's World on 01/06/2002 16:28:42
Ease into faster running with these introductory sessions
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
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Q+A: Why don't I get breathless in speed sessions?
By Bud Baldaro on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q How do speed sessions benefit me? I’ve tried things like 400m repetitions at 5K pace, but as I never seem to be out of breath at the end of the session, surely they’re not doing me any good?A Many people think that they only need to do interval
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Calorie-burning sessions
By Matt Fitzgerald on 04/05/2007 15:13:11
Calorie-burning sessions that will help you slim down - and speed up
mile, for example, burns about 180 extra calories an hour. Should you speed up all of your runs that dramatically? No, but the following five sessions include segments of higher-intensity running to boost your calorie burn. Try one or two per week
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Speedwork For Every Runner
By Runner's World on 01/06/2002 16:40:18
Whether you're a beginner or a old hand, we have speed sessions tailored just for you
run faster. It makes you fitter, increases the range of movement in your joints, makes you more comfortable at all speeds, and it will ultimately help you to run harder for longer.If you’ve already added a speed session or two to your schedule then you
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Turbo Trainer: Unplugged
By Jaqueline Wadsworth on 05/01/2012 17:06:00
Take on some turbo-training sessions and see your speed endurance and strength soar
/ speed / heart rate.Sessions should be achievable and not over-ambitious.Visualise yourself in a race, ahead of rivals and on course to win!The ability to stay strong when the body is desperate to stop is what distinguishes competitive triathletes from
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Do-It-Yourself 5K Schedule
By Owen Anderson and Steven Seaton on 06/05/2002 10:09:46
A six-week 5K schedule based on a time-trial - we give you the speed sessions, you fill in the rests and easy days
’ve centred the first quarter of the year around a spring marathon, now is the perfect time to use that endurance base, combine it with specific speed sessions and set yourself a new 5K goal in the late spring. Just as for the novice runner, you could
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Reach Your Peak for Race Day
By on 18/11/2009 13:26:05
Don't just plod your way through the last few training weeks before a rece - these sessions are the ideal opportunity to sharpen your speed and help you reach your physical and mental peak just in time for race day
than swimming," says Griffiths. To make sure you go into a race armed with a strong finish, your running sessions should involve short bursts of speed."Varying the pace during your running sessions makes such a difference," says triathlete Jenny O
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How Competitive Are You?
By Araina Bond on 10/12/2010 09:44:43
Are you wired to be too hasty or to hold back on race day? Take our quiz and learn how to overcome unhealthy instincts
highs. Ask a running buddy to go through them - hearing it from someone else is always more convincing. The Sign: Your running routine is too...routineThe Solution: Mix things up by adding a speed session or varying your route. "Moving outside your
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Beating Exercise Fatigue
By Matt Fitzgerald on 06/03/2007 18:50:48
You know that heavy feeling in your legs that makes you slow down? It starts in your head. Here's how to teach your mind to let you run longer and stronger
pace, since not even the toughest elite runner could recover quickly enough from a session totalling 26 miles of race-pace intervals.Most runners can’t jump right into demanding race-specific sessions without first developing the speed and distance
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