Tuesday is speed work day in Kenya too. And since it’s not raining, the track at Kamariny Stadium is packed with groups running intervals, practicing drills and chatting with their coaches.Wilson Kipsang, winner of the 2012 London Marathon, isn
triathletes like Chrissie Wellington, Helen Jenkins and Alistair Brownlee.As the race approaches, we’ll give you the skills you need to speed through transition and prepare meticulously for the big day. From the best brick sessions to time-saving kit
and the course when you run a marathon,” he says. “I trained for endurance and speed. I ran seven days a week, twice a day – sometimes three times. I ran 300K a week.” Moses tells us that he feels he did everything possible in athletics: he started with cross
sauce with them), and they don’t use gadgets. Even stop watches are rare at Jimmy’s training sessions.We ask him what kinds of sessions create world-class runners. “A classic session might be a 3K tempo run, followed by 15 times 400m repeats with a 60
.Pace YourselfIf you find that you start every ascent - on your bike or on the run - full of energy and enthusiasm, only to fade alarmingly before you're even halfway up, you're setting off too fast. And that could spell disaster further into the session."If your
Monday45-minute road run. Pace set according to how Agyei feelsTuesdayAM Easy 35-minute jog PM Track session: 10 x 200m, 4 x 400m faster than 800m paceWednesdayOne-hour steady road runThursday AM Easy 35-minute jog morningPM Track session at 1500m pace eg
to keep you focused on the long-term goal. Try the Blackpool Beach 10K on July 11 – it’s run entirely on sand and will really test your speed endurance. And when you return to the roads, there should be a new spring in your step.Improve Your Lactate
," he says. "Speed up a little after that until you reach the last 10 per cent of the race. Then you should give it your all." Half measures Another way to approach the negative split is that adopted by many elite runners. They run the first half of a
K on July 11 – it’s run entirely on sand and will really test your speed endurance. And when you return to the roads, there should be a new spring in your step.Improve Your Lactate Threshold Pace (LTP) Your lactate threshold pace (LTP) is the running
