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.

For more information about these sessions see our Quality Session Summer Schedule.