Training Tips – Add Variety to Your Run Routine
December 29, 2009 by Jacquie
Filed under Training Tips
If you are like most runners, you follow a run routine and that you don’t typically deviate from. There is a comfort factor in running our regular routes. My regular route is down to the beach and out along the pier. I run it because I love the route and the views are beautiful. But does it provide me with enough variety that I need to improve.
The experts say “No”. They say that instead of running regular routes, same distance and pace every time, runners should vary their training schedules.
Challenge Yourself: Replace your regular training schedule with a variety of runs and routes. Include a long run and some speed training into your workouts.
Try at least one day of speed work each week. Either go to the track and run intervals or include a tempo run. This is where a heart rate monitor can really be a benefit. By simply increasing your average heart rate by 5 beats per minute, you will notice the results.
Every other week, try including a long run. Increase your distance by 2 miles from your longest previous run, then two weeks later, add another 2 miles. You can and will be ready for that 1/2 marathon in the Spring.
Running the higher mileages is also great for burning calories. Seems like a simple solution to those extra calories that will be consumed during the holiday season.
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