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Increasing speed

huskergal15
huskergal15 Posts: 102
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What is/are the best ways to increase your over-all speed when jogging? I can run a consistent 11 minute mile for about forever... but I want to increase to about a 9.5/10 minute mile and I am not sure the most effective way to do it. Would it be adding more time to my jogs? Doing intervals? Having specific sprint days? What does everyone else do?

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  • huskergal15
    huskergal15 Posts: 102
    What is/are the best ways to increase your over-all speed when jogging? I can run a consistent 11 minute mile for about forever... but I want to increase to about a 9.5/10 minute mile and I am not sure the most effective way to do it. Would it be adding more time to my jogs? Doing intervals? Having specific sprint days? What does everyone else do?
  • Fab140
    Fab140 Posts: 1,976 Member
    Training mags suggest intervals for increasing speed/indurance. Also adding inclines and running on a trail vs. running on a track or a treadmil.

    If you really want to work up your speed and agility, do ladders, like in high school or how the sports people do. Run two yards out tap down and go back, repeat with an extra two yards, and so on and so forth. sprint them too! I used to love those (though I was the slowest chick out there!!)

    :glasses: Byt the way, 11 minute mile!! Those are only in my dreams!! Right on!! :glasses:
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