Getting me speedy

[Egglett]

SO what's the key into speed.. here's what I think (and the area's I want to work on)

1. Pushing the stride - managing to use all of your leg length and widening it so you have more time between strides

2. Weight - lighten my frame (by 1.5 stone at least)

3. Mentally learn how to push to good pace and THEN be able to push more at ceratin points

Think my problem is I've spent my time in a safety zone and know where I am comftable.. but not being speedy is peeing me off big time, both in road and off road...

Just be interested to hear how people have managed to get speed going

[daz h]

SO what's the key into speed.. here's what I think (and the area's I want to work on)

1. Pushing the stride - managing to use all of your leg length and widening it so you have more time between strides

2. Weight - lighten my frame (by 1.5 stone at least)

3. Mentally learn how to push to good pace and THEN be able to push more at ceratin points

Think my problem is I've spent my time in a safety zone and know where I am comftable.. but not being speedy is peeing me off big time, both in road and off road...

Just be interested to hear how people have managed to get speed going

egglet to get faster you have to train faster
how fast do you run on the flat for say 3/ 4 miles ????????
what pace are you at per mile

[Egglett]

Depends at the minute.. I'm a lazy cow at heart and I think I've got myself into a bad comfort zone that needs kicking into touch

Last week I did 4miles in 36mins.. I know that sounds crap to you speedy's but that is good for me... I'd say on a good run I am 10min miles or now tipping just under sometimes

I'm toying with trying to get speed work in.. probably should do that on some short runs?

[hopey]

There's a track session on Tuesday at Bolton Arena, that will get your legs moving.

[Egglett]

I know and I toyed with that idea but I cant make Tuesday's.. I'm sort of looking for idea's of what other's do in their own time to get speedy

Think some of it is actually being at a level where you can start to push?

I was a slow starter really who didnt have alot of confidence in being able to actually run that far... I'm now alot more confident in my stamina and strength over lot's of miles (on road that is!) but speed isnt there yet

I need to work speed on both off and on road

For off road i'd say I am at least 20mins behind the end of the pack at most races which is bloody frustrating but is about lack of speed, being heavy at the mo and just starting out off road so lack of experience

But in road runining I think it's cos I am training mostly alone (ahhhh!!LOL) and like I said I can be a lazy cow

[Big Bad Baz]

Get yourself into some short races.Run the first half steady and then try and go eyeballs out for the remainder.