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Tuesday
Speed Sessions
Anyone who has read
about training schedules and programmes will know that a speed
session is one of the essential elements for those who ultimately
want to become faster runners.
So why is a speed session
good for you? Basically, what we try to do in a speed session
is take people out of their comfort zone by getting them to run
at a faster-than-race-pace for a short period. This improves your
fitness in several ways:
- increases your V02 max (the amount of oxygen you can take in
and use effectively)
- increases your lactate threshold (the point at which you are
producing more lactic acid than you can get
rid of)
- gets your legs used to moving faster
Put simply, we encourage
you to put yourself in a situation that mimics that point in a
race when your legs are heavy and tired and your lungs are bursting
- but because it’s over a short period you don’t suffer
for days afterwards. Remember the coaching adage ‘train
hard, race easy’, that’s what we are aiming for.
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