Whenever I start a workout I usually tell myself that I’ll run a few striders when I’m done. Striders, or leg speed drills, teach runners how to run more efficiently. Each one lasts about 10 to 15 seconds, which is not really enough time for acidosis to take hold. (That’s a good thing!) Some coaches [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Mixing cement: endurance, strength and speed
How is training track athletes for middle distance and distance events like mixing cement? First, lets better define the three main energy systems. (My own formulation of these concepts are owed in a large part to Daniels’ Running Formula, 2nd Edition.) By endurance, I mean workouts that increase aerobic capacity…with paces approaching sub-threshold, or paces [...]