Want to Run Faster?

Would you like to learn how to run faster and improve your running times?

Then you have come to the right place.

Learning how to run faster is an endless chase for all runners, Here’s the good news. There are many measures you can take to get you to run faster.

Check out some of the below tips, tricks & training methods.

1. Start with a Baseline

To begin on the right foot, figure out first your current speed. After all, how would you know that you are progressing if you don’t have a benchmark to measure up to?

Setting a baseline from the get-go helps to establish a baseline from which you can monitor your progress and see real evidence of your success over time.

“What gets measured, gets managed” You cannot improve on what you cannot measure. It’s simple as that.

2. Interval Running

A type of high-intensity interval training, interval running involves alternating between faster-running or sprinting and recovery intervals for a set of time.

Think of interval training as a set of traffic lights. You push hard at the green light and go fast as possible, then you slow it down and recover at the red light.

Once you start doing interval workouts, your running will improve, getting easier and faster.

3. Try Fartlek runs

Similar to interval training, fartlek training is another favourite method for runners who are trying to run faster. And it’s simple. Fartlek training consists of alternating speed—or bursts of faster running—and recovery periods. But unlike classic intervals, both the distance and intensity of each interval varies greatly. You’re not following a set structure.

When you do fartlek, you change up your running pace at random intervals throughout your session. For example, run at a slow pace for a few minutes, then sprint for a set distance before resuming your previous pace. You call the shots.

4. Practice Good Form

Your form can significantly impact the way you run.

By practicing good running technique, you’ll become faster and more efficient-. It also cuts your risk of injury.

Have a think about some of these cues on your next run:

• Keep your back flat, core engaged, head up, so the chin is parallel to the ground.

• Keep your body nice and relaxed.

• Keep your body tall. Try to make yourself six inches taller when picking up the pace.

• Strike the ground on your mid-foot, then roll forward onto your toes as you push off. Take springy, light steps, lading each foot right under your body.

5. Strength Training

Not all the steps required to help you run faster are running steps. Your cross-training activities can also impact your pace, especially strength training.

A review out of the journal Sports Medicine revealed that incorporating strength training into a running plan two to three times a week positively impacted running performance.

The key to getting the most out of strength training lies in choosing the exercises that give you the most bang for your buck and hiring a qualified S&C coach.

6. Stay Persistent

These training strategies are enough to help you run faster and improve your overall fitness level. But, to reap gains, you have to be consistent. Otherwise, training every now and then while expecting to break your 5K time is simply a recipe for disaster.

Motivation will of course come and go, BUT consistency will always win and lead you to your end goal.