speedwork sounds a good plan..interval sessions such as 5 x mile are good for 10k's.More of both never does any harm!! I have been!, but it has left me wondering just how much faster can I get- its like a drug isn't it?Thanks for the advice Stu. I can see
Some advice please. I have been running for a couple of years, although I had time off due to having a baby last year. All of my training has been easy runs, increasing mileage/time. I now want to introduce speed work as constantly going on long runs is becoming boring and I woul...
We've just published a short, unthreatening guide to speedwork (see the link above).What would you tell a newcomer about speedwork if you only had 60 seconds?And - do you have a success story to share to make the effort worthwhile? For instance, I
Speedwork is the single most effective way to move your running up a gear, once you've been training for half an hour three or four times a week for a month or two.It helps you to run smoother, faster, stronger and with less effort - not just
to include some speedwork. Really like the sound of fartlek but don't want to undo all the good work I have done with my <70% business. Aaaagh. Am definitely a plodder (13.5 min miles), but know that I can go faster but not at 70%, what should I do
When training for a half marathon what speedwork sessions would you recommend do if you do not have access to a athletics track? I like doing something like 6x 1 mile or .5/1.0/2.0/1.0/.5 miles repeats. I don't use a track, but luckily there's a
the night before and on the morning of the event, and so on. Then check off each one before you leave for the race.SpeedworkUse an '800' number Yes, even a task as daunting as marathon training can't be simplified by doing Yasso 800s (a regime developed
)...However, got Lake Vyrnwy pretty soon, so need to make sure I keep my speed base up...What says you people? pug - surely a "running machine" such as yourself has done blocks of training with speedwork in before? So shouldn't YOU be telling US the answer
telling me that tightness of the calf can be an affect of some other muscular issue. But I am unsure of this, and why only one leg is affected, and only during speedwork. I'm sure there must be stretches that I can do, but then should I do a higher ratio
I'm following the Runners World training schedule for the autumn half-marathons - I'm doing the Windsor one on 29/09. I'm managing to do most of the training sessions and have done all the speedwork, but I still find that I need longer to recover
