In this podcast episode you will hear explanations of the various Olympic track events, a preview of the men’s and women’s marathon, and tips from Coach Angie on some effective speed workouts to do on your local track.
Archive | Speedwork
Speedwork Makes the Dream Work!
If you dream of running a faster marathon or half marathon you will need to incorporate speedwork into your training.
I personally loath speedwork.
But I know it’s good for me (like eating beets). Every time I’ve incorporated speedwork into my training I’ve markedly improved in the marathon.
No wonder Angie assigns speedwork to all her coaching clients who want to PR. Speedwork makes the dream work!
In this post I will explain key speed workouts you can use to get faster. Continue Reading →
Qualifying for the Boston Marathon –Interview with Chris Russell
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Chris Russell has qualified for the Boston Marathon 16 times. He is the creator of the Run Run Live podcast and author of Marathon BQ – How to Qualify for the Boston Marathon in 14 Weeks.
With the Boston Marathon approaching we thought it would be appropriate to bring you an episode about how to run a BQ time. Here’s what Chris had to say. Continue Reading →
Two Simple Steps to Analyze Your Last Tempo Run
By Philip Miller, creator of GraphMyRun
Runners whose goal is just to finish a marathon only need a very simple training tool. It’s a check list.
“Did I do my long run this weekend, yes or no?”
But if you’re training for a marathon with a different goal in mind – like qualifying for Boston – your training plan will be more complex. And that means you’ll need better analysis tools, too. Continue Reading →
