![]() The best track workouts for distance runners incorporate progressive runs and speed work. This is an added incentive for the competitive runner who seeks accountability and to connect with other runners. Tracks tend to attract the same crowd at the same time of day, much like a gym. While running is a sport of solitude, it is also one of camaraderie. ![]() Often, the track team can be found on the track and I chat with the coach, a Ugandan native who has a passion for running and lifelong athletics. I am also a fan of bleacher running as a side workout during or after my track runs to break up the speed work and incorporate some strength training. During peak marathon training, I up these workouts to 10 x 400s at 2 mile pace with rests in between. When I go for a track run, I head up to my local community college (which happens to be my alma mater) and do 6 x 400s at about 5k pace. I often find that I look forward to my track workouts more than any other run. Track workouts offer the structure and discipline of a serious athletic routine that is proven time and time again by marked improvement in performance. New and midlevel runners would do well to follow their example. ![]() Elite distance runners spend at between 2 and 3 days on the track improving speed and mental endurance. Time on the track is well spent for runners at any level. Track running has benefitted many a distance runner in both speed and endurance economies.
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