Episode 62: 3 Ingredients for Your Fastest 5k

Episode 62: 3 Ingredients for Your Fastest 5k

Over the years of coaching hundreds of athletes to new personal bests from 1.5 mile military fitness tests up to the 50-mile ultramarathon distance, I've been given a "private look" inside how runners approach their training.

And most of the time, I'm horrified! There's no progression. They avoid race-specific workouts. I see pacing mistake after pacing mistake.

If you want to run faster you need to take the next logical step in how you prepare and plan your training schedule. Even though you might think the 5k is short, it demands very specific workouts.

Good 5k training includes three distinct aspects of running fitness: speed, race-specific fitness, and endurance.

Over-emphasize endurance and you won't have that "higher gear" to hammer the last mile.

Skip the specific 5k workouts and you'll feel flat with no power.

Balancing all three ensures that you'll feel powerful on race day and accomplish your race goals. So if you're wondering how to train for a 5k, here's how to execute each one (no matter what fitness level you're at right now).

Learn more about SR's training programs if you'd like to race faster! See https://strengthrunning.com/coaching/ for more.

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Episode 47: Ideal Strength Training for Runners

Episode 47: Ideal Strength Training for Runners

Cross-training is supplemental exercise that can be helpful to your running, like cycling. But just like form drills, strides, or dynamic flexibility exercises, I consider strength training to be an i...

19 Dec 201717min

Episode 46: Strength Running's Favorite Holiday Gifts

Episode 46: Strength Running's Favorite Holiday Gifts

I'm doing something a little different today in that I'd like to share with you what I think are the best gift ideas for runners this year. Now as a running coach, my focus is on improvement so I'm on...

7 Dec 201717min

Episode 45: Marathon Training at the Elite Level, with Pro Nick Arciniaga

Episode 45: Marathon Training at the Elite Level, with Pro Nick Arciniaga

I invited Nick to share as much detail as possible about his marathon training, race strategy, and post-race recovery so you can understand how an elite marathoner tackles the race. Just recent he pos...

4 Dec 201745min

Episode 44: Coach Jenny Hadfield on How Beginners Should Start Running

Episode 44: Coach Jenny Hadfield on How Beginners Should Start Running

Depending on whether you started running today or last year, today's podcast will clarify the most high-impact training available to you. Because certain training strategies and workouts are either to...

27 Nov 201755min

Episode 43: 3 Ways to Avoid the Dreaded Performance Plateau

Episode 43: 3 Ways to Avoid the Dreaded Performance Plateau

If you can replicate the principles (not necessarily the exact workouts, mileage, etc.) that lead to personal bests then you can keep improving and setting personal bests. The alternative is hitting a...

20 Nov 201722min

Episode 42: Easy vs. Marathon Pace, Goal Setting, and More Q&A with Coach Mario Fraioli

Episode 42: Easy vs. Marathon Pace, Goal Setting, and More Q&A with Coach Mario Fraioli

The best runners know when to get help and work together. If you're a Lone Wolf, some things are inevitable: Have a question? Prepare to spend hours going down the Google rabbit hole... Feeling unmot...

23 Okt 201753min

Episode 41: Jonathan Beverly on How to Run for Decades (with no burnout)

Episode 41: Jonathan Beverly on How to Run for Decades (with no burnout)

For a lot of runners, what started as a way to get in shape or lose a few pounds turns into a lifelong passion. Soon, you're going on running retreats and flying across the country to run a marathon. ...

17 Okt 201748min

Episode 40: Courtney Frerichs on Long-Term Success: Gymnastics, Strength Training, and Teammates

Episode 40: Courtney Frerichs on Long-Term Success: Gymnastics, Strength Training, and Teammates

Last August, we witnessed the most electrifying track race in history at the World Championships: the women's 3,000m Steeplechase. Before this race, no American woman had ever won a medal in the steep...

2 Okt 201736min

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