Race Training and Running Techniques

Hard, Fast Rules for Race Training

Push your running pace, but don't crash into a wall. These race training tips will help you find a happy middle ground
By Ed Eyestone runnersworld
 

Rule 1: Train to Race

One evening during high-school cross-country practice, I was feeling feisty. Instead of running in the middle of the pack for the last interval, I launched into the lead and finished in an all-out sprint. But there was no pat on the back for winning the workout. Nope. Coach admonished me—"Hey, we train to race. We don't race to train!" That aphorism is the gauge that can successfully monitor intensity: If the end of a workout feels like the end of a race, you've pushed too hard.

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