speed over the distances you like to race. You will also increase your anaerobic, or lactate, threshold, which will allow you to hold your new found faster pace for longer.Steve Smythe, RW Race Services Editor, coach and a runner for 30 years
UAN: 173 Article type:-->What’s the most important session of the week? If you’re a marathoner, it’s your long run. For anyone looking to improve at any lesser distance, though, it’s the speed session that yields the greatest results – and even
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
Steve has run more than 60 marathons, holds a PB of 2:29, and has also won a British marathon title in his age group. This is his 35th successive year of preparing for a marathon and for the last five years, he's run a series of consistent times
try to run faster as you come down the pyramid. Although we have given a target pace, these are suggested times, which may vary depending on your balance of strength and speed.
Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords: uan106-->The half-marathon is Britains most popular race distance, usually representing around 10 of the top 20 races in Runners Worlds Races of the Year. The event requires a
that target for another a year or so.—Steve Smythe, RW Race Services Editor, coach and runner for 32 years
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
upping the pace of your runs and target some shorter races. If you've been doing 50 miles a week during your marathon build up, 35 - 40 miles a week should be sufficient to maintain your endurance and still allow you to train faster to increase your speed
