Episode 406: Nailing Your Long Run Workouts
About this episode
This episode discusses how to effectively incorporate quality into long run workouts to enhance race day performance.
If the long run "puts the tiger in the cat," then the long run workout puts the saber tooth in the tiger! Yes, we need all of those easy long runs to build the aerobic foundation. Then, as you gain experience and appropriately timed in the cycle, it is important to add quality into your long runs to give you that extra edge for race day. We call these workouts race simulations or race preps because they give you the opportunity to practice that race-day feeling while still saving something for race day. In this episode, we break down how to do that in an optimal way with all of the do's and don'ts, including example workouts. Are you ready to upgrade some of your long runs with speed? Then, this episode is for you!
More episodes of Running Rogue
- Episode 410: Self Talk, Visualization, and Problem Solving to Your Goals
- Episode 409: Creating Your Vision and Goals
- Episode 408: Developing Mental Fortitude
- Episode 407: But WHY do YOU Run?
- Episode 405: The Art and Science of Recovery Runs
- Episode 404: Do You Medium Long Run?
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