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The Speed Run for Marathon Training
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Part of the video series: How to Train for a Marathon
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Summary: Learn how to perform the speed run, or short sprints, when training to run a marathon with expert exercises and preparation tips in this free how-to train for a marathon video clip.
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Angela Joyce Angela Joyce is a fitness instructor and teaches cardio fat burning exercises, muscle toning, and healthy lifestyle habits. read more
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The Speed Run for Marathon TrainingHi! I’m Angela on behalf of Expertvillage.com and right now, I am going to show you a way to train for a marathon. This exercise would preferably be done in a track but using a treadmill right now to worked just as efficiently. This exercise is called the speed run and these speed runs are basically intervals where you would sprint for a short amount of time and then jog it off a little while. This not only increases your speed as a runner but your endurance as well. Right now, I am going to show you an example on a treadmill. Again, with slight speed, it’s going to gradually build up. You just want to increase this to where you are sprinting. Do this for a certain amount of time and then you want to cool down and then jog for a certain amount of time. Gather your strength back and then start sprinting again. What also helps is, if you doing this in a street or something you want to view a certain point, a sign, or building and just stay focussed on that sight and go as fast as you can.
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Secondly, for most people, marathon training does not require any sprinting which carries a tremendously high risk of injury - unless you are a seasoned marathoner or experienced in shorter distances moving up to the marathon distance.
Angela, I'm curious as to how many marathons you have run, and even for how many years you have been running consistently, say a minimum of 30 miles per week. From only a brief, painful glance the other videos in this series are equally inaccurate - but this one is outright dangerous and could easily lead to serious injury if taken as expert advice.
For your own sake, please ignore this advice. First of all, always start with a safe warmup run and stretching before doing any intervals or higher intensity training. Never go straight into a higher tempo than your normal pace, let alone sprinting.
For your own sake, please ignore this advice.
Final note - for most marathoners, a standard interval workout would consist of 3-6 repetitions of 800 meter to 1.6 km at your 10K race pace, followed by a 400 meter easy jog recovery. The number of reps, distance, pace and even length of recovery will vary based on experience and ability.
Sorry for the multiple postings, this site keeps giving an error message for longer responses...