Then, experiment with bringing the marshmallow closer to the fire for a surge effort or your all-out pace. You’ll alternate between these efforts. This workout allows runners to experiment with how much they might be able to surge during a half marathon race without “burning their ...
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The long run (i.e., an extended run designed to increase endurance) in half marathon training has a lot more flexibility than the long run for the marathon. Since the half marathon is less physiologically taxing, I like to be very creative with long runs. I believe through this creativity...
For a 10k or 5k effort, your heart rate should be at or above threshold for the last third and not too far off that for a half marathon. Ideally this is done on the same route. Classic Intervals Coach Bill Ledden uses 4 x 1-mile intervals with 1-minute rests in between for his...
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My First Half Marathon – unicef Charity Run For Children 2008 In My Workouts on 30/11/2008 by catherineyylam The weather is excellent for long run today. The sky was typical skyblue and the sun was warm & comfortable. The NE wind was not strong as previous days so the resistance was...
Spotify–Once upon a time I dedicated time to putting together playlists for half marathon and marathon training. These days, I take advantage of others playlists that I discover on Spotify by typing in the type workout I’m doing in the search bar. For example, for yesterday’s tempo run...
I finally made a quick grocery store stop after BodyPump last night. I was in the mood for a salad and had no lettuce and had been out of avocado all week. Major withdrawal! I made a really tasty salad with arugula mix, roma tomatoes, goat cheese, carrots, toasted pecans, dried cranbe...
Tempo run, also called threshold training or running, is an important training method when training for example for a 10K or a half marathon race pace. In the heart of tempo running is the idea to practice running just below or at your anaerobic level. The main difference between tempo runs...
If you're interested in doing marathons or half marathons or any sort of race, that requires you to run, bikes, swim for very long distances. You do endurance training. HIIT HIIT stands for “High Intensity Interval Training”. You do exercise three or four times, and you rest like ...