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Hills Instead of Pills

by pribut on June 6, 2009

Running hills has been used for many years as an intermediate step in building strength and endurance on the way to speed work and later racing. Arthur Lydiard included hills as an integral part of his training program.
Long distance training came first. Hills followed. And later speed work was undertaken before peeking for the racing [...]

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Increase Your Running Distances Safely and Carefully

by pribut on June 9, 2008

Many people are beginning their fall marathon training in June. So keep tuned for training tips.
Gradually Increase Your Running Distance:
One of the keys to increasing your running distance is the long run. I don’t recommend that beginning marathoners increase their running distance and long run invariably each and every week. The tips I recommend follow:
Do [...]

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