Seriously, the simple answer is just to get out there and run. Specifically, you can do hill repeats (those have really helped to increase my speed and also my stamina for longer races), and speed and tempo workouts are vital. Ladder workouts help as well. Bottom line, as for most aspects of running, you simply have to fi…
Seriously, the simple answer is just to get out there and run. Specifically, you can do hill repeats (those have really helped to increase my speed and also my stamina for longer races), and speed and tempo workouts are vital. Ladder workouts help as well. Bottom line, as for most aspects of running, you simply have to find what works for you.
The adage "it's a marathon, not a sprint" also applies to training, in my opinion. [Most of us] are not going to wake up one day and suddenly be on par with Meb; we have to work hard, day in and day out, and the improvement *will* come. We just have to be willing to put in the miles.
A little of both, to be honest. My running club has training programs from Jan-April, May-September, and October-December, and all three have speed and tempo workouts peppered in. One program is actually devoted to speed training. Speed, tempo, fartleks, ladder workouts, you name it. Also, I will try to throw some in on my own when necessary.
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Seriously, the simple answer is just to get out there and run. Specifically, you can do hill repeats (those have really helped to increase my speed and also my stamina for longer races), and speed and tempo workouts are vital. Ladder workouts help as well. Bottom line, as for most aspects of running, you simply have to find what works for you.
The adage "it's a marathon, not a sprint" also applies to training, in my opinion. [Most of us] are not going to wake up one day and suddenly be on par with Meb; we have to work hard, day in and day out, and the improvement *will* come. We just have to be willing to put in the miles.
Amen, John! Do you incorporate those workouts regularly into your training, or do them more on an ad hoc basis, every now and then?
A little of both, to be honest. My running club has training programs from Jan-April, May-September, and October-December, and all three have speed and tempo workouts peppered in. One program is actually devoted to speed training. Speed, tempo, fartleks, ladder workouts, you name it. Also, I will try to throw some in on my own when necessary.