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Last Updated: December 18th, 2024 at 3:31 pm
You run and run and run
But it never seems to feel easier running faster than your normal pace.
You’re always at X:XX min/mile and that’s just where you always land
You keep running the same route thinking that as you run more, you’ll run faster
But that’s not how that works.
It’s hard to improve your pace by running the long distance faster
It’s easier to improve your pace by running the short distance faster
How do you do that?
Interval Training
Interval training comes in many different shapes and sizes. Some are fast steady efforts, some are very fast efforts, and some are all out sprints
But all interval workouts are just that: intervals
Short times and/or distances where you are running faster than your X:XX min/mile pace
You practice running faster over and over and over again with intervals
There are so many different ways to train intervals:
The Evanston Running Club has track workouts on Wednesdays in the morning and evening
Stride Fitness in Wilmette has great interval workouts I love
Orange Theory Fitness has them
or
you can make your own!
Have at it.
After a few weeks of interval training, running at X:XX feels a little….slow
So you pick up the pace 🙂
Pro Tip: Avoid doing interval workouts on back-to-back days. They are intense workouts and you can easily overdo it if you don’t let your body recover