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Power Surge: Target Your Peak Performance
By Ed Eyestone on 30/06/2011 17:51:02
Want to win your next race? A tactical burst of speed can zap the competition
pace, then drop the pace by two to three seconds for each successive 400mRecovery: Jog for four minutes between repeats.Ed Eyestone is an exercise physiologist and two-time Olympic marathon runner.
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Get Faster: Double Up
By Ed Eyestone on 02/08/2011 10:00:00
Run twice a day to up your cardiovascular fitness – and gain a competitive edge
SundayAM: 4 miles (easy) PM: RestEd Eyestone is an exercise physiologist and two-time Olympic marathon runner
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Fast Lane: Double Your Endurance
By Ed Eyestone on 25/02/2008 17:13:51
Improve your VO2 max and run better and faster than ever
Who among us hasn't marvelled at Paul Tergat's speed in the marathon or Lance Armstrong's power in the Alps? What we're really admiring - from a scientific viewpoint, anyway - is these mega-athletes' VO2 max, one of the best indicators of aerobic
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Race Pace
By Ed Eyestone on 02/07/2004 17:33:28
The best way to prepare for a race might be to run one
its toll on bones, muscles, and tendons. At the least, over-racing causes fatigue and staleness. At worst, too much racing will increase injury risk.How much is too much depends on the distance of your races and whether your goal is speed or fun
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Fit Starts
By Ed Eyestone on 27/03/2009 09:38:36
Plan your racing wisely to perform at your best
is to schedule one target race a month. You can sneak in another if you're doing 5Ks and 10Ks, but not if you're targeting a half or full marathon.Tune-up races Bekele has used 5Ks, 3Ks, and 1500m races to prime his speed for a 10K. Tune-ups are done two to three
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Chill Out
By Ed Eyestone on 30/11/2005 10:53:33
Don't go cold on your running this winter. A few adjustments to your training will keep you strong as the temperature drops
in exercise physiology at University College Chichester. "It affects your breathing, cardiovascular system, and energy metabolism, and you require more energy to run at the same speed," she explains. The cold also reduces the speed and intensity of your
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Take it to the Limit
By Ed Eyestone on 01/06/2002 15:44:48
How to use short-burst fartlek training to boost your VO2max
muscles can extract from your blood in a given amount of time. Your velocity VO2max (vVO2max) is the running speed at which you reach your VO2max. When you train at this level, your heart and skeletal muscles work at full capacity in an attempt to utilise
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Burn, Baby, Burn
By Ed Eyestone on 01/06/2002 15:49:50
Learn to train at your lactate threshold, and you'll be on your way to faster racing
of Medical Science for Sport and Exercise showed that speed at lactate threshold is the best physiological predictor of distance-running performance. Indeed, Frank Shorter, the 1972 Olympic marathon champion was said to have had a modestly high VO2max
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Make A Break For It
By Ed Eyestone on 07/10/2002 17:02:12
How to put on a spurt in a race, no matter how fast you are
One piece of racing advice I dispense regularly, and one which is regularly ignored by many of the runners I coach, is to race at an even pace. But there are certain occasions in a race when a well-timed burst of speed is an even better strategy
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Cross Purposes
By Ed Eyestone on 31/08/2004 16:05:33
With the right cross-training workouts, you can stay running-fit when running isn't an option
, try cross-training for 45 to 60.4 Go faster On most machines, you can alter the intensity by changing the resistance or speed. To more closely mirror running, set a lower resistance and use a faster turnover of 85 to 100 revolutions per minute (rpms
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