Why is there marathon work in my speed segment?
Recently, I received an interesting question from one our coached athletes in the Online Run Club. Essentially, they were following one of our plans for…
Category: Speed
Speed (Not on track). Why I tell my athletes to not hit the track during marathon speed.
If you purchase a schedule from us via our partners at Final Surge, you’ll notice the title of this post as a notation in the…
Sprint Training: Hurt or help aerobic development
One of the criticisms I have seen against the Hansons Marathon Method is that the speed work is in beginning of the training segment because…
Reader’s Question: Pesky Speedwork, Again?
We received another question from a reader regarding speedwork and inability (or perception of inability) to be hit the goal paces during the speed sessions.…
Recent Question: Can’t hit speed work at longer distances… HELP!
A couple days ago a reader dropped me note and had an interesting question. Donald is doing his speed work based on his 5k time.…
An athlete’s question: Hill repeats or hilly run?
I really like these and maybe we should make it a regular part of blogging! I got another great question from Jill, an athlete we…
Marathon Speed: Part II
We left of talking a bit about periodization, especially for the marathon. I wanted to wrap up the speed discussion with talking about why our…
Marathon Speed: Part I
I’ve been meaning to do a write up on marathon speed for some time now. Now, as I actually begin writing, I realize that there…
Fartlek Workouts
Fartlek workouts are great alternatives to traditional speed workouts. The goal is still to build one’s aerobic capacity, however the focus is shifted from a…
Speed Workouts for Marathon
Less than 30 miles/week and No Workout experience Note: Best place to do these workouts is at your local track. One lap = 400 meters.…
Speed Workouts Marathon Specific
We talk about keeping the balance in training a lot, in fact, it is part of what makes our system work so well for many…