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Speedwork & Intervals

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M&B Vol. 5, No. 6 · 2001 Quality Seconds This article is for those occasions when, for whatever perverse reason, you've decided to do two marathons with 12 weeks or less between them. Though doing… 18 min read · 2002 Basic Training for a 3:00 Marathon Parts 1 and 2 of Rich Benyo's marathon training series appeared in our last two issues and covered training for a first and 3:30 marathon, respectively.… 28 min read Vol. 3, No. 6 · 1999 Six Fifty-Two SIX MINUTES and 52 seconds. For 11 years, these numbers had burned in my psyche. Six minutes and 52 seconds—the pace per mile I would need… Dan Horvath · 10 min read M&B · 2001 Miles Make Champions It is May 1972, and I am 19 years old. I'm sitting in the left-field bleachers at Parc Jarry in Montreal, watching the San Diego Padres… Editorial Staff · 17 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Comrades Some people would say that there are two kinds of ultrarunners: those who have run Comrades, and those who want to. Comrades is famous in the… Jeff Horowitz · 23 min read Vol. 18, No. 6 · 2014 Worst Runturned Best One recent morning, my 6:00 a.m. speed-work session was shaping up to be one of my worst runs ever. The weather was awful, completely dark outside… Marty Williams · 5 min read M&B Vol. 18, No. 5 · 2014 Speed Training For Marathoners Ever since Pheidippides allegedly ran into Athens, croaked “Victory is ours,” and (supposedly) died, the marathon has been viewed largely as a test of endurance. “If… Richard A. Lovett · 29 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 In Defense Of Low Mileage Iwas within days of lining up for the start of the Rock ’n’ Roll Arizona Marathon, and the latest issue of Marathon & Beyond arrived. Hidden… Kirk Flatow · 17 min read Vol. 16, No. 6 · 2012 Don’T Stop Now Many years ago my college-town track club did a speed workout in which we ran 300-meter repeats in sets of four. For the first three in… Richard A. Lovett · 17 min read Vol. 16, No. 2 · 2012 Marathon Breakout When neophytes ask what I think they can do in the marathon, I usually tell them it will take three tries to find out. The first… Richard A. Lovett · 20 min read M&B Vol. 16, No. 1 · 2012 Advanced Marathoning If you’ve managed to master the beginning and intermediate training schedules that I outlined in the two previous issues of M&B and you’ve been able to… Roy Stevenson · 25 min read Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 The Purple Runner, Part 8 The Purple Runner Doyle takes Chris under his wing and trains him for a sub: 3:00. Part 8. By Paul Christman NChapter 20 ew Zealander Wins… Paul Christman · 33 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 Intermediate-Level Marathoning If you follow my stringent guidelines in the September/October 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond for running your first marathon, you should complete your race without… Roy Stevenson · 17 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Qualifying For Boston At Kona How to land that qualifying time after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112. by Cathy Tibbetts Of thousands of people who run marathons every year in… Cathy Tibbetts · 19 min read M&B Vol. 13, No. 5 · 2009 Advanced Training Techniques For The Marathon At some stage of their running career, all marathoners stop improving, even seasoned ones with several marathons under their belts. If you have reached a plateau… Roy Stevenson · 19 min read M&B Vol. 11, No. 6 · 2007 The Persistence Of Long, Slow Distance It’s an idea that refuses to die—and little wonder. It has won the Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon, set a women’s world marathon record, and made marathoners of… George Beinhorn · 27 min read Vol. 11, No. 2 · 2007 Endurance Training’S Grand Old Man THE MAN This is a story about a man who began coaching distance runners in the years following World War II. In an era when most… Rich Englehart · 24 min read M&B Vol. 10, No. 6 · 2006 Your Personal Marathon Zone: Guidelines And Building Blocks The first part of this three-part series focused on helping you get in your marathon-training and -racing zones by (1) determining an appropriate training commitment level,… Guy Avery · 46 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Dr. Sheehan on Running, Part 1 Part 1 of Dr. Sheehan’s book appeared in our last issue. Three RUNNING AND WALKING Why is running the best exercise? 1. It is the easiest… Dr. George Sheehan · 53 min read Vol. 10, No. 2 · 2006 Training With The Gunks INTRODUCTION Whether this is your first marathon and your goal is simply finishing or this is your last marathon before you hang up your jock strap… Fred Stewart · 29 min read Vol. 9, No. 6 · 2005 Half-Marathon Training That Will Improve Your Performance REVIEW: CHOOSING YOUR TRAINING LEVEL After you determine your goal race date and set a realistic half-marathon goal, the second logical step is to select the… Guy Avery · 23 min read Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 Half-Marathon Training That Will Improve Your Performance This article is the first part of a three-part series on using half-marathon training and racing to improve your longer-distance racing. Serious marathoners, on the whole,… Guy Avery · 34 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 6 · 2002 Run Your Best Marathon Running your best in a marathon requires physical and mental fortitude, some knowledge, and some luck. Preparation is the key to any good performance, in and… Editorial Staff · 19 min read M&B Vol. 6, No. 5 · 2002 Fuel on Fat for the Long Run MIGRATORY BIRDS and whales rely on stored fat to fuel their long, strenuous journeys. Developing your fat engine will increase the amount of energy you can… Editorial Staff · 16 min read
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