Speed workouts even though strenuous they help in muscle strengthening. When you include speed workouts to your running then you become much stronger.
Top Five Workouts
There are a few of the workouts that helps in improving your running speed.
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Fartlek runs
- Fartlek runs are run at an informal speed that is there is no consistency in the running speed. Most of the runners suggest beginners who want to speed up their workouts or running events, to go for this run. Before starting your run you can do stretching exercises to avoid muscle cramps.
- It is advisable that you start off your run with a normal pace. You can continue the run with the same pace till you reach a nearby landmark say a telephone pole or a parked car. Then slow down your speed as you are moving closer to your landmark and until your breathing comes back to normal state.
- Once your breathing comes back to normal state then you can continue with your normal pace of running and gradually increase your running speed.
- Treadmills exercises can help you to gain only the physical strength and might not be helpful in developing your mental strength.
- Treadmill workouts can be enhanced by increasing exertion using inclined surface. A few of the runners who want to run with high intensity then they might go for workouts on plateaus.
- One good way to build up your strength, both physical and mental and improve your speed is to go for hill running. The concept of hill running is helpful to the runners to improve in a better manner.
- You might run fast when you go for running up hill and might come down hill by walking or jogging.
- Track running helps you to improve your speed in a better manner. The surface of the track is smoother compared to the ground surface.
- High risk of injuries can be avoided when you go for track running.
- Time limit
- Distance of your run
- Warm up
- Stretching exercises
- Workouts
Treadmills
Treadmill workouts
Hill running
Track running
Tips for speed workouts
If you are aware of the following aspects then this might help you to get better flexibility for speed workouts.
