Came across you via the National Running Show, and this is my first viewing ... really enjoyed it, really useful tips, so thank-you .. i am now off to explore the rest of your channel!
Watching this as I lay on the floor with my legs straight up after doing a 4 mile fartlek.... anyone else like watching the Running Channel right after they get back from a run? 😂
Love your channel and have been glued to your videos for about two weeks now! Aside from a spread out 5-k here and there, I'm new to the race game, and have heard the terms "tempo, fartlek, interval, and speed sessions" used in ways that make me wonder what the difference is. I started running habitually at the beginning of this month, ran a 5-mile race on March 12, and I'm planning on running a 10k in May and am aiming to run a half marathon in September. I have so far run every other day each week, with at least two to three miles of walking on my "off days." I've started incorporating a long run into my weekly runs this past week, but probably overdid it, running my 5-mile race pace for a full 7 miles out of the gate, only to learn after the fact that my long run should've been a nice slow, comfortable pace just to get used to being on my feet for those distances. I paid for that one with a couple blisters and legs that didn't like me for a couple of days. I'm wondering, if I ran 3-4 times a week, what types of runs (aside from the long run) should I be prioritizing in order to adequately prepare for a 10k and a half marathon.
Great tips and advice, especially for newbies like me. Thanks. I was feeling overconfident after a few weeks of running and went out for a LSR and 'stupidly' doubled my usual distance. My knee was not happy about it the next few days. My over exuberance got the better of me and I should've increased gradually! Advice like in this video is invaluable for over excited new runners like myself.
Practically, what difference is there between a long, slow run and a recovery runt (apart from the obvious, the distance). They both are slow, at a conversational speed.
You might find our video on Recovery Runs useful. Long slow runs put your body under a different type of stress than faster intervals, but still require recovery afterwards. A recovery run shouldn't be anywhere near as long as a long slow run th-cam.com/video/25anI0tacE0/w-d-xo.html
For interval training do you find it better to increase the speed of sprints and recovery pace, or reduce the length of recovery and/or increase the sprints? The intervals I've been doing on the treadmill have been the former with gradual speed increases each week but interested to hear what works best for others
This depends on your overall goal. I always think that reducing recovery whilst maintaing a good pace is the key to improvement for endurance running. Although I would say that for this to be worthwhile, you'll likely need to have worked up to being able to maintain an appropriate pace for the intervals first. So first build up to the pace you need to sustain (eg this might be 5k pace for a session of 5 or 6x 1km), then start reducing the recovery time. Hope that helps! Andy
You could do these 3 runs on 3 of the days and then do 2 extra recovery runs or 2 just 2 runs at an easy pace, listening to your body and not pushing yourself too hard. Hope that helps! 😃
I beg my friends who don't run as much as me to come out on recovery runs, I keep telling them I need their slow pace but they think they'll hurt me by slowing me down! So frustrating lol
Bravo to you guys and your channel. I wish I would've found you so much sooner. You have given me the most useful information. Your content is clear and understandable. I am now a loyal follower. Keep it up!
Ben Stewart 156 personally I think you should have atleast one speed training session and work leg muscles and hopefully your time will increase but I’m not a pro so uno
I'm a slow runner (trying to get faster) and when they talk about running slow enough to have a conversation... I can't do that. I breathe hard trying to talk while walking. The only way I can talk is to stop moving...
Then u need to run slower i know it seems impossible but ive tried and it actually worked and i managed to run more kms than usual! Just take it slowly and do testings until u figure out your best speed
Muhammad Afiq Danish I did run slow. For 3 years I ran slower than most people walk. I still can't walk and talk without huffing and puffing. I quit running in July anyway. I've demoted myself to just walking.
@@sabrynadennison1317 You can do the aerobic runs she talks about, you need a heart monitor though. Aerobic runs often involve a lot of walking, especially if you're just starting. I did a program of like 12 weeks of only aerobic runs to start with. Pretty much any slight incline meant I had to walk or my heart rate would be too high.
@@stevem815 I wasn’t starting out. I’d run for years. I just can’t run and talk. I struggle to talk while walking. It’s not the workout that’s the problem. It’s the idea of having breath left to talk. I huff and puff all the time even when not exercising. I sound like I’m dying if I go up a flight of stairs. I’m one of those.
@@sabrynadennison1317 lol, my wife's the same. But that's the point of the aerobic base training, it's meant to deal with that exact thing. I'd run for years as well, I just meant starting doing the aerobic runs. The idea is that you're training your body to operate in an aerobic mode so you gradually bring the threshold where you start going into anaerobic energy production higher, so you're running much longer and faster before the huffing and puffing starts. It's a slow process (or probably I'm just old and slow to adapt), and tbh kind of boring so unless you're really wanting to run.... eh, there's no-one saying you have to do it.
Recovery runs after weightlifting isn't exactly the same thing. Recovery runs are more like a gentle run after you've done a harder running session. The distance depends on what distance your other runs are.
Running the day after lifting helps me immensly with DOMS and they are always my best runs as well even if it feels like you won't be able to take two steps at first. Dont know why and I'm sure it will be different depending on what level of lifter you are, but if you're just öifting recreationally, I'd recommend it.
Love your channel guys! Im gonna work in 1 speed day a week. I usually just lace up and go with what i feel like for the day but have been steady around 8:40 pm. Id like to shave off about 30 sec this spring. Thanks again
Came across you via the National Running Show, and this is my first viewing ... really enjoyed it, really useful tips, so thank-you .. i am now off to explore the rest of your channel!
Great to have you on board Simon! Hope you enjoy the rest of the videos - and happy running!
Running is like coffee...I am much nicer after i've had one.
Yup!
Watching this as I lay on the floor with my legs straight up after doing a 4 mile fartlek.... anyone else like watching the Running Channel right after they get back from a run? 😂
Love your channel and have been glued to your videos for about two weeks now! Aside from a spread out 5-k here and there, I'm new to the race game, and have heard the terms "tempo, fartlek, interval, and speed sessions" used in ways that make me wonder what the difference is. I started running habitually at the beginning of this month, ran a 5-mile race on March 12, and I'm planning on running a 10k in May and am aiming to run a half marathon in September. I have so far run every other day each week, with at least two to three miles of walking on my "off days."
I've started incorporating a long run into my weekly runs this past week, but probably overdid it, running my 5-mile race pace for a full 7 miles out of the gate, only to learn after the fact that my long run should've been a nice slow, comfortable pace just to get used to being on my feet for those distances. I paid for that one with a couple blisters and legs that didn't like me for a couple of days.
I'm wondering, if I ran 3-4 times a week, what types of runs (aside from the long run) should I be prioritizing in order to adequately prepare for a 10k and a half marathon.
Great tips and advice, especially for newbies like me. Thanks. I was feeling overconfident after a few weeks of running and went out for a LSR and 'stupidly' doubled my usual distance. My knee was not happy about it the next few days. My over exuberance got the better of me and I should've increased gradually! Advice like in this video is invaluable for over excited new runners like myself.
Glad to hear you find the advice useful.
Did you just tilt the camera to get the hill shot? It definitely looks like it! 😂
Shhh 🤫
I saw it too😂
Hahaha 🤣 but at least we get the point! Thank you TRC!
"Spedish" lol
Really helpful, thank you.
Cheers AJ
Love this Channel, thanks to you all x
Thank you Peter!
Great video lots of info 👍
Thanks!
The one person who disliked this video probably doesnt ever leave their couch
Oh this is so nice! Means I don't have to race myself every single time
Glad you found these sessions helpful!
Practically, what difference is there between a long, slow run and a recovery runt (apart from the obvious, the distance). They both are slow, at a conversational speed.
You might find our video on Recovery Runs useful. Long slow runs put your body under a different type of stress than faster intervals, but still require recovery afterwards. A recovery run shouldn't be anywhere near as long as a long slow run
th-cam.com/video/25anI0tacE0/w-d-xo.html
That’s a good question!
@@runningchannel thanks, guys! Must’ve missed your answer... Will check out your video. Keep it up! 🙌🏻👍🏻
For interval training do you find it better to increase the speed of sprints and recovery pace, or reduce the length of recovery and/or increase the sprints? The intervals I've been doing on the treadmill have been the former with gradual speed increases each week but interested to hear what works best for others
This depends on your overall goal. I always think that reducing recovery whilst maintaing a good pace is the key to improvement for endurance running. Although I would say that for this to be worthwhile, you'll likely need to have worked up to being able to maintain an appropriate pace for the intervals first. So first build up to the pace you need to sustain (eg this might be 5k pace for a session of 5 or 6x 1km), then start reducing the recovery time. Hope that helps! Andy
@@runningchannel Thanks Andy! 😊
Very useful video Anna 👏🙏will try these
Great! Thanks for watching 🙌
@@runningchannel My pleasure ☺
How do I schedule these 3 types of runs if I were to run 5 times a week?
You could do these 3 runs on 3 of the days and then do 2 extra recovery runs or 2 just 2 runs at an easy pace, listening to your body and not pushing yourself too hard. Hope that helps! 😃
I beg my friends who don't run as much as me to come out on recovery runs, I keep telling them I need their slow pace but they think they'll hurt me by slowing me down! So frustrating lol
I hate intervalls
Thanks. Another informative video.
The Long, Slow Run is the bread & butter of any marathon preparation.
The only speed work I do is at ParkRun.
parkrun is a great speed session 👍🏼
If I'm missing my weekly running plan, I am nervous, than feel depressed, than feel like before getting ill.
Am I runaholic?
Love those quirky intros 😁
Have you seen our outtakes??!!
Bravo to you guys and your channel. I wish I would've found you so much sooner. You have given me the most useful information. Your content is clear and understandable. I am now a loyal follower. Keep it up!
Thank you so much for sticking with us, glad to help!
I run 8.5ks 4 times a week. My time is getting slower every week. Why am I getting slower. ?
Ben Stewart 156 personally I think you should have atleast one speed training session and work leg muscles and hopefully your time will increase but I’m not a pro so uno
Lack of rest? Too much repetition? Overtraining? Just a few ideas.
I'm a slow runner (trying to get faster) and when they talk about running slow enough to have a conversation... I can't do that. I breathe hard trying to talk while walking. The only way I can talk is to stop moving...
Then u need to run slower i know it seems impossible but ive tried and it actually worked and i managed to run more kms than usual! Just take it slowly and do testings until u figure out your best speed
Muhammad Afiq Danish I did run slow. For 3 years I ran slower than most people walk. I still can't walk and talk without huffing and puffing. I quit running in July anyway. I've demoted myself to just walking.
@@sabrynadennison1317 You can do the aerobic runs she talks about, you need a heart monitor though. Aerobic runs often involve a lot of walking, especially if you're just starting.
I did a program of like 12 weeks of only aerobic runs to start with. Pretty much any slight incline meant I had to walk or my heart rate would be too high.
@@stevem815 I wasn’t starting out. I’d run for years. I just can’t run and talk. I struggle to talk while walking. It’s not the workout that’s the problem. It’s the idea of having breath left to talk. I huff and puff all the time even when not exercising. I sound like I’m dying if I go up a flight of stairs. I’m one of those.
@@sabrynadennison1317 lol, my wife's the same. But that's the point of the aerobic base training, it's meant to deal with that exact thing.
I'd run for years as well, I just meant starting doing the aerobic runs.
The idea is that you're training your body to operate in an aerobic mode so you gradually bring the threshold where you start going into anaerobic energy production higher, so you're running much longer and faster before the huffing and puffing starts.
It's a slow process (or probably I'm just old and slow to adapt), and tbh kind of boring so unless you're really wanting to run.... eh, there's no-one saying you have to do it.
Recovery runs we can do every time after if we are doing weightlifting?
How long distance we should run as recovery ?
Recovery runs after weightlifting isn't exactly the same thing. Recovery runs are more like a gentle run after you've done a harder running session. The distance depends on what distance your other runs are.
Running the day after lifting helps me immensly with DOMS and they are always my best runs as well even if it feels like you won't be able to take two steps at first. Dont know why and I'm sure it will be different depending on what level of lifter you are, but if you're just öifting recreationally, I'd recommend it.
Jack was my college xc coach!!!
Running is good for health 🏃
Very informative thanks Anna. I will be sure to use the advise.
Very useful information
My running regime is really simple. I run a mile a day, every day. I record my times in a diary, so I can track my progress.
Nice one!
My guess
Long runs
Tempo runs
Iterval runs
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Happy Christmas Lorraine :-)
I’m addicted to triathlon and like to mix it up a bit sometimes but don’t know how
Whats your favourite thing about tri?
The bike because 1) I love my bike (it’s a cannondale) and 2) it is very fun and magical when you go on long rides and see the scenery
Love your channel guys! Im gonna work in 1 speed day a week. I usually just lace up and go with what i feel like for the day but have been steady around 8:40 pm. Id like to shave off about 30 sec this spring. Thanks again
Awesome. Good luck with it and let us know how you're getting on with it