Training Tips To Run Faster
Whether you wish to shave precious seconds off your 2.4km IPPT time, or to improve your marathon personal best, making the following tweaks to your running techniques can help you run faster.
1. Keep your chin up.
Lots of guys look at their feet so they don’t have to stare at the long stretch of upward-bound pavement ahead. Instead, imagine that a rope is attached to the middle of your chest, and it’s being wound in from a point two stories above the top of the hill in front of you. Lifting your head opens your airways, so it’s easier to breathe than when your upper body is hunching forward.
Running long distance also helps in your 2.4km running too! U will run a faster 2.4km!
Here's a run i did recently. 5.26km, using the Runkeeper app on my iPhone to track my time and distance. it can also track the route you run! :)
Lots of guys look at their feet so they don’t have to stare at the long stretch of upward-bound pavement ahead. Instead, imagine that a rope is attached to the middle of your chest, and it’s being wound in from a point two stories above the top of the hill in front of you. Lifting your head opens your airways, so it’s easier to breathe than when your upper body is hunching forward.
2. Train with intervals.
If you’re regularly running 25 to 40km a week and don’t feel like you’re improving, add structured interval sessions to your training program. Once or twice a week, warm up for a mile, then alternate hard runs of 3 to 5 minutes each with a few minutes of jogging in between. Repeat three or four times.
If you’re regularly running 25 to 40km a week and don’t feel like you’re improving, add structured interval sessions to your training program. Once or twice a week, warm up for a mile, then alternate hard runs of 3 to 5 minutes each with a few minutes of jogging in between. Repeat three or four times.
3. Shorter strides are better.
It would seem logical that lengthening your stride would help you run faster. But taking longer steps actually slows you down by creating a braking action every time your foot meets the ground. Taking more steps, not longer ones, is the key to going faster. To monitor your progress, run around a track at race pace and count the number of times your right foot strikes the ground over a minute. The best rate for runners, weekend and elite alike, is about 90 strides per minute.
It would seem logical that lengthening your stride would help you run faster. But taking longer steps actually slows you down by creating a braking action every time your foot meets the ground. Taking more steps, not longer ones, is the key to going faster. To monitor your progress, run around a track at race pace and count the number of times your right foot strikes the ground over a minute. The best rate for runners, weekend and elite alike, is about 90 strides per minute.
4. Don't neglect upper-body strength.
Grab a pair of light dumbbells and stand with one foot about 60cm in front of the other. Now do a smooth and controlled running motion with your arms, keeping your elbows bent 90 degrees and your feet stationary. Continue for 30 seconds, then reverse your stance and repeat. Arm movements are important in locomotion—if you doubt us, try running with your arms straight down at your sides. More powerful arm movements lead to more powerful locomotion. This is why sprinters do a lot of upper-body strength training, and why any runner can improve performance with this exercise.
Grab a pair of light dumbbells and stand with one foot about 60cm in front of the other. Now do a smooth and controlled running motion with your arms, keeping your elbows bent 90 degrees and your feet stationary. Continue for 30 seconds, then reverse your stance and repeat. Arm movements are important in locomotion—if you doubt us, try running with your arms straight down at your sides. More powerful arm movements lead to more powerful locomotion. This is why sprinters do a lot of upper-body strength training, and why any runner can improve performance with this exercise.
5. Power up your push-off.
Increasing the force in your stride will make your running easier. The more powerfully you can push off the ground, the less effort each stride will take. Ultimately, it will be easier to run faster as you will feel like you have more strength in reserve. Try plyometrics – explosive bounding movements that help you push off the ground. These exercises mimic parts of the running stride and help give you more push- off power on the road.
Running long distance also helps in your 2.4km running too! U will run a faster 2.4km!
Here's a run i did recently. 5.26km, using the Runkeeper app on my iPhone to track my time and distance. it can also track the route you run! :)
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Its really good. sometimes it would even send emails to you to congratulate you on your fastest run this month or longest distance covered in the entire month. :)
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