Running Training Articles

The Six Steps for heart rate training Bookmark this page or save the link somewhere. A lot of runners try to use heart rate training, but find it confusing because they are getting poor data and don’t understand why they are even doing it well enough to make the right changes to their running plan […]

If you use a Garmin during your runs, many of you will have noticed a notification appear during your run that says “Performance Condition”. If you want to know how to improve Garmin Performance Condition, let me take you through what it is and the steps you need to take. Which watches support Garmin Performance

Once you’ve been running long enough, you’ll no doubt hear another runner suggest that you should only increase your miles each week by 10 percent. I’m not sure where this advice first came from, but 10 percent rule running is pretty flawed, even if at first glance it seems sensible. Here are my thoughts on

Which burns more calories for any set distance: Running fast or running slowly? If I run a mile fast, will I burn more calories than running a mile slowly? This question crops up sometimes. This article will answer the question, but first, why would anyone care? Initially, this might seem like an answer that might

Before you do a running warm up, you need to consider the type of run you are about to do, because the running warm up will change accordingly. For example if it’s an easy, constant pace run, you’ll do a different warm up than if you were about to do a hard effort session of

The word might sound a bit funny, but Fartlek training is a useful part of any endurance runner’s progression plan. However, lots of runners would ask “What is Fartlek Training”? So in this article I’ll provide the Fartlek training definition and explain how you can use Fartlek in your running sessions to get fitter and

VO2 Max is a measure of endurance fitness, determined by recording the maximum rate you can use oxygen during high-effort extended exercise. Most people with a Garmin sports watch will have seen a VO2 Max value in their Garmin Connect app or watch. The more competitive of you will even be wondering how to improve

This article is about how to approach Aerobic Base Training, specifically for endurance runners. If you are looking for an article about the benefits of Aerobic Base Training instead, then please read Run Slow to Run Fast and then come back here to develop your aerobic base. Endurance runners are defined as anyone training for

Runners often ask “What is a Tempo Run?”. The answers they get are always different, so this article gives you THE Tempo Run definition that you can actually use when your running plan says “Go for a Tempo Run”, and be sure that you are doing the best thing for your training. Tempo Run definition:

Want to know how to run a faster 5K time? Have you improved for a few months but then plateaued? How do you get a 5K PB when your legs are already going as fast as you can? The answers are simple and achieving your next 5K goal just depends on you knowing what to