Running: Strategies for Faster Splits, Enhanced Speed, and Endurance
Improving running split times involves a multi-faceted approach combining targeted physiological training, optimized mechanics, strategic pacing, and ...
By Jordan
Category: Running & Endurance
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Pace Runs: Understanding, Benefits, and Implementation for Runners
Pace runs are a fundamental training modality designed to improve a runner's ability to maintain a challenging, yet sustainable, speed over a prolonge...
By Jordan
Running: Building Strength for Performance and Injury Prevention
Building strength while running involves strategically integrating targeted resistance training, plyometrics, and specific running drills into your tr...
By Jordan
Marathon: Cut-Off Times, Pace Limits, and Training Strategies
The slowest pace allowed for a marathon is dictated by the race's cut-off time, typically ranging from 6 to 7 hours, which translates to an average pa...
By Hart
Running: Mastering the 5-Mile Tempo Run for Speed and Endurance
A 5-mile tempo run is a sustained "comfortably hard" effort designed to improve a runner's lactate threshold, enhance sustained speed, and b...
By Alex
Long Tempo Runs: Understanding, Execution, and Optimization for Endurance Athletes
A long tempo run involves sustaining a "comfortably hard" pace for 45-90 minutes, improving lactate threshold, aerobic capacity, and mental ...
By Jordan
Trail Running: Understanding and Applying the 80/20 Rule for Optimal Performance
The 80/20 rule for trail running, also known as polarized training, involves performing 80% of weekly training volume at low intensity and 20% at mode...
By Alex
Ultramarathon: Defining Distances, Physical & Mental Demands, and Training
An ultramarathon is any footrace longer than the traditional 26.2-mile marathon, typically ranging from 50 kilometers to 100 miles and often involving...
By Hart
Running Threshold Pace: What it is, Why it Matters, and How to Find It
Running's equivalent to Functional Threshold Power (FTP) is the Functional Threshold Pace (FTPa), Lactate Threshold Pace (LTP), or Critical Velocity (...
By Hart
