Tips from Runners World online for maximizing your workout…
Make Every Minute Count
Runners are a time-crunched crew. Too often, we push back our speed, fitness, or weight-loss goals when life gets in the way. The focused workouts in these pages are designed to make you faster, stronger, and fitter in however many minutes you can spare. By Liz Plosser
From the June 2011 issue of Runner's World
THE BUSY RUNNER'S GUIDE TO GETTING FASTER
Developing speed is ideal for time-pressed runners because getting faster requires short, targeted efforts. "Quick bursts improve your ability to produce energy without using oxygen while strengthening muscles, all of which help improve your speed," says Jason Karp, Ph.D., an online running coach in San Diego (runcoachjason.com). If you're new to speedwork or coming back after a layoff, reduce the number of intervals in the following workouts by half and add more time to warm up, recover, and cool down. Add an interval every other week until you're up to speed.
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