Easy Run: The Foundation of Marathon Training
Understanding the most important workout in your training plan and why running slow helps you race fast.
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Define and explain the core running workouts, their purpose, execution, and common mistakes.
Understanding the most important workout in your training plan and why running slow helps you race fast.
Master fartlek training to develop aerobic versatility, speed control, and playful confidence through unstructured speed work.
Develop leg strength, power, and running economy with hill repeats—natural resistance training for marathon runners.
Build VO₂max and running economy with structured interval training that develops speed, power, and fatigue resistance.
Master the long run to develop endurance, mental resilience, and the physiological adaptations essential for marathon racing.
Lock in your goal marathon pace with race-specific workouts that build physiological readiness and mental confidence.
Learn to run progression runs—starting easy and finishing strong—to develop pace control, fatigue resistance, and negative-split racing.
Learn how gentle recovery runs help your body absorb the benefits of harder training while keeping your aerobic system active.
Learn how steady-state runs bridge the gap between easy and hard efforts, developing aerobic endurance and mental discipline.
Master tempo runs to increase your lactate threshold and teach your body to sustain faster paces with control and confidence.