We all want to be a little bit faster, and the good news is that you don’t need to be training for a race to improve your speed. Adding some structured training into your weekly schedule can help boost your pace, however fast or slow you think you are.
There are many reasons why we chase faster times. For some, it’s a way to measure their improvement for the hours spent pounding the pavement. Some are aiming to qualify for races, and some just want the run to be over a bit sooner.
Whatever your motivation for wanting to speed up, the fundamental methods remain the same: run faster and run slower. It’s that simple.
The need for speed
Incorporating interval sessions and tempo runs into your training programmes is one of the keys to speeding up. They won’t just make you fitter, they’ll help your running form and help build mental toughness. If you’ve never done any sort of speed training or interval sessions before, they may take some practice as you learn to judge your paces and get a sense of how fast you’re running.
Brakes on
For endurance runners – whether you’re running a parkrun or a marathon – you’ll need to train your aerobic fitness if you want to run faster. To do this, you need to slow right down in your training runs; slow or ‘easy’ runs are a commonly misunderstood element of training and most runners are guilty of doing them too fast. You’re looking for an effort level of around 50-60%.
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