Running Language
Posted on Oct 23, 2007 under Training Tips |Interval Training - Running repeats of a given distance, like 400m at slightly faster than your goal race pace, with recovery after each run.
Strides - Running a short distance (usually 100 meters) at race pace or slightly faster. The purpose is to teach your legs to run faster. It will help your stride become more efficient so you can run a faster pace easier.
Sprints - This is all out or near all out running to help improve your maximum speed.
Hill Training - Run repeats up and down a hill, or run miles over hilly roads.
Fartlek - “Speed Play” Running fast for whatever distance you feel like, then slow down, run fast slow down, keep doing that for a whole run.
Warmup - Easy jogging before a speed workout to get the muscles warmed up and the heart rate beating faster to get you ready to run at a faster pace.
Cooldown - Easy jogging after a speed workout to let the heart rate slowly come down to a normal level and to help flush the lactic acid out of the legs.
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