The Running Public Training Tuesday: How to Run Your Best Mile
Mar 19, 2024
Unlock the secrets to running your best mile! The hosts explore treadmill versus outdoor specificity, share first impressions of new VJ shoes, and discuss why the mile deserves focused training. Expect insights on speed work’s benefits for longer races, realistic time predictions from specific training, and effective interval sessions. Learn about techniques like 200s for skill work, race simulation intervals, and maintaining endurance while honing speed. Plus, hear tips on pacing and staying relaxed for a strong finish!
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Treadmill Vs Outdoor Reality Check
- Bracken and Kirk describe how treadmill-only training made outdoor intervals feel much harder and caused soreness.
- They noted outdoor impact, wind, and footing add stiffness and higher cost per effort.
Maintain Weekly Mile-Pace Touches
- Touch mile pace or faster at least once per week, even as a marathoner or trail runner.
- Use short strides like 200m strides or strides before workouts to maintain mechanical threshold and turnover.
Two Core Demands Of Racing
- The two universal demands for any race are being efficient well above race pace and having staying power beyond race distance.
- Emphasize one or the other, but both must be present for optimal performance.