Whether you run the 5K or the marathon, you will benefit this tried-and-true running workout: the tempo run. There are no magic workouts in training; no single workout will achieve all of your running goals. But, as part of a well-rounded training plan, tempo runs are an effective workout for distance runners. The Purpose of Tempo Runs On the most basic level, a tempo run improves your stamina and your ability to sustain a faster pace for longer. Tempo runs are run near your ...
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Four Effective Marathon Workouts
Each workout in training should have a purpose - and marathon training is no exception. Marathon training is tiring and demanding, so you do not want to waste energy on workouts that aren't specific to your goal. (That's not to say that there are “useless” workouts, but that certain workouts produce more adaptations specific to the goals of the marathon for the time you invest in them. For example, 400-meter repeats will improve your VO2max, but VO2max only goes so far in marathon ...
Summer Speed Workouts for Hot Weather Training
The high humidity and heat place extra demands on your body while running. Your body directs more blood flow to your skin in order to cool you, thus increasing your heart rate at any given pace. Running is harder in summer and your paces are often slower at the same effort level. Workouts like continuous tempo runs or long intervals become more difficult in the summer. In these long efforts, your heart rate increases as the run progresses and your body works even harder to regulate your ...
Running Workouts to Improve Mental Toughness
Training is the best arena for developing mental toughness for racing. You can create all the vision boards and inspirational mantras you want, but if you have not practiced mental toughness in training, you will struggle with it on race day. Workouts do not merely prepare you for the physical demands of racing; they prepare you for the mental demands of racing. Whether you struggle with mental toughness or want to improve your race times, try one of these running workouts to improve mental ...
Indoor Track Workouts for Winter Training
I’m not a huge fan of the treadmill. There's no denying treadmill is a valuable training tool, especially in winter. I will use it if the conditions outside are too dangerous to run, but I don’t particularly enjoy it. Like many runners, I prefer moving forward instead of running in place. I prefer to pace based on my own perception of effort rather than dialing numbers into a machine. In previous winters (or conversely, wildfire summers in Seattle), I’d just stick it out on the treadmill. But ...