Running Session Types and Definitions

Beginner

Introduction
Training - How should I set up a weekly Schedule?
Race Day - What should I do on Race Day?
Nutrition - What should I eat?
Mileage - What mileage should I do?
Long Run - How far should my Long Runs be?
Cross Training - Does it help Marathon Training?

Intermediate

Sub 3 hours

Miscellaneous

Marathon Running Gear - What Clothing and Shoes do I need?

Suggested Reading

Interval Training Session

Interval sessions are a staple of most athletes training regimes. Find out how to get them right for you.....

Pyramid Running Sessions

Varying speed and distances in training can provide a great training stimulus, pyramid training is a great example of this.....

Speed Endurance

The purpose of speed endurance running is to prolong the amount of time at which a near optimal speed can be maintained.....

Momentum Sports coaching for you

Kestrel Club - Youth Athletics

Sprints Training for Speed

Having good mobility and range of movement in your muscles allows your body to be able to perform all the training needed of a sprinter....

Strength for Long Distance Running

Building up strength is an often neglected part of the training of a middle and long distance runner. Whilst it is not as important as for sprinters or field eventers, it is none the less a key part of any regime....

Testing your Endurance

A way to test an athlete's aerobic endurance - beyond the scope of maximal work, which is measured by VO2 type tests - is just to run for long periods of time and see what times are achieved....