Best way to increase running speed?

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  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    Check out this website:

    http://www.runnersworld.com/the-starting-line

    Having a good aerobic and fitness base is key for a beginner. Work on getting your runs up to 10 miles per week and do strength training. Then you can add a day of speed or hill work in every week or two.
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
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    I started speedwork way before I could do a 10 mile run. I start with running some intervals, either a fartlek of some kind of a set interval, ie: 400m, 800m, etc...
  • Briko3
    Briko3 Posts: 266 Member
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    Intervals work wonders. C25K is an interval program and it got you up to running 30 minutes straight. Instead of using the jog/walk intervals, why not change it to jog/run intervals. Do the same program from week one but jog instead of walking and run instead of jogging. By the end of the 9 weeks you will be running 30 minutes instead of jogging 30 minutes.

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