I have been running now for almost 4 months and i have begun with speed work and tempo running. I would like to know which of the two is more beneficial to improving my speed and PB's for 10km-21km times.  I did speedwork on Sunday just past and i

I have a feeling that speedwork is a tad bit over hyped and better used for those who have a very strong base and are looking to compete at the higher levels.Besides, it's called the sharpening tool after all. Is there any point in doing speedwork

want something that I can use for speedwork. I struggle to know how fast I'm running laps and so can't then beat my times in the sessions. I had a garmin 405 but the battery died so I'm wondering whether I should get the battery replaced (about £78

I am finding speedwork really tough! Some of the plans I have been trying to follow says to do 5 x 400m at a quicker speed, but I am finding even doing 100m difficult! I have been running for a good 3 months now and my long runs are now hitting 18k

I am very pleased with my new Garmin Forerunner 305.  However, I cant seem to work out how I schedule in my speedwork runs (I am training for the Edinburgh marathon) Anyone help?  Have you downloaded a Garmin ready RW schedule? As FF says its easier

I don't know if I am being thick, but here goes..... I thought speedwork meant running fast, then slower, then fast, slower, and so on. Then I read that fartlek means running fast, then slow, fast then slow....So what is the difference? Does

I did a (rather tough) half marathon at the weekend. I've since had a rest day and done three days of easy running, but is there a "rule" about how long you should leave it after a race before resuming speedwork and tempo runs? I usually do 35 miles

I did my first speedwork session yesterday and plan to include one per week as I want to reduce my 5KM pb of 23:26. During these sessions I plan to run 5-6 repeats of 800m (at a pace of 10 secs faster per 800m than my 5km speed) and rest between

I've been doing quite a bit of racing this year (18 races so far). Now, as almost all authorities agree, the best way to improve is speedwork.My question is whether a race counts as speedwork? If I'm racing every week then do I need to do another

I have been running on and off now for a few years and have now decided to stop plodding along at the same old pace all the time in an effort to get faster so I have started doing speedwork.I am aiming to do a 10k in mid October and have been