of reasons:It's necessary to build your training volume first, so you need to keep the intensity low.Running too fast causes microtrauma in the muscle and will result in longer recovery times.Running more slowly reduces impact and therefore puts less stress
dehydrated, which leads to a small drop in blood volume. This means that in order to supply the same amount of blood to the muscles, the heart has to pump a bit faster. In short, don't be surprised if your heart rate creeps up a little during a run, even
than 10 per cent of your mileage are sufficient. You can then step this up as you approach the racing season, so that 15 per cent of your work is at threshold intensity. If your volume of work increases through your schedule, then the total amount
Standfirst: Author: Joe DunbarPics:Issue date: Racing secrets bookletKeywords:uan60--Training for the mile is something youve probably never dreamt of doing, but the change of focus and the variety in the schedule can be fun, and may also yield