5pts | 10 Sec Hill Sprints

So we have three energy systems that we can use as runners. The most under used is the alactic energy system. The reason for this that most of us are endurance runners not sprinters. The alactic energy system is designed to provide immediate energy for activities lasting up to 10 seconds. That’s why we only […]

17pts | 12 x 200

As a coach I am a big fan of doing shorter distance interval training. Reps like 200 metres or 400 metres allow us to run at a pace that we just can’t achieve over the longer reps. If we want to improve our pace across distances like 5k, then at some stage in training we […]

33pts | 10 x 400s & 200s

As a running coach I am a big fan of the shorter reps. When I first started my own training plans my focus was always on 5k pace. Sessions like 5 x 1km or 6 x 4 Mins. The problem was, because I was always running around my current 5k speed, I found it difficult […]