MFR 158: Repeats and Intervals

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MFR 158: Repeats and Intervals

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Apr 26, 2024

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Learn all about classic track workouts and the variety of ways they can be structured to meet any runner's training goals.

Released:

Apr 26, 2024

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MFR 08: 15 Tips for Running Faster: Do you want to run faster? In this episode I explain 15 tips for running faster. A future podcast will deal exclusively with speed work, per se. This episode presents 15 other activities you likely wouldn’t have thought about trying. by Mojo For Running Podcast
21 min listen
MFR 16: You Just Never Know: Let’s talk about the occasion when you may depart from the racing plan and why it’s okay to do it once in a while. Sometimes you plan and train perfectly, but, inexplicably, on race day, the wheels fall off, by Mojo For Running Podcast
11 min listen
MFR 09: Easing Into Speed Work: If you want to get faster, there are plenty of ways to accomplish that goal besides traditional speedwork, but despite that fact, there is no substitute for good old-fashioned, traditional speedwork, but what options do you have? by Mojo For Running Podcast
21 min listen
MFR 2: The Hard Easy Training Principle: After running and racing for almost 30 years, I finally decided to become a certified running coach. Going into the the training, I assumed I had a reasonable knowledge of how to train, particularly since I’d been working with a coach. So, by Mojo For Running Podcast
18 min listen
MFR 1: Mojo for Running Podcast Overview: After running for thirty years, I became a certified running coach, and I gotta say, I was amazed at how much I didn’t know about how to train. Like most people, for those thirty years, I was tied up with other things besides studying about running. by Mojo For Running Podcast
16 min listen
MFR 12: Dealing with Running Injuries: If you are a runner – and if you’re here, logically, you are – then you will inevitably deal with a running injury, and you probably already have had to do so. If you haven’t been running long and haven’t experienced an injury, that’s great, by Mojo For Running Podcast
17 min listen
MFR 10: The Long Term Effects of Running: Do you ever wonder about the long term effects of running? Sure, running is good for your heart, it burns lots of calories, and has a host of other well known benefits, but do you wonder if your body will eventually suffer from all those miles? by Mojo For Running Podcast
10 min listen
MFR 39: Negative Splits: My favorite way to run a race – no matter the distance – is to negative split it, which means to run the second half faster than the first half. In this episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast I explain why you would want to run a negative split and ho... by Mojo For Running Podcast
12 min listen
MFR 03: The Once Weekly Long Run: Let’s talk about the all-important once weekly long run, which is distinct from the other hard run days of the week. The long run is the second basic weekly element of any running training schedule, after the hard easy principle. In other words, by Mojo For Running Podcast
19 min listen
MFR 04: High School Cross Country Runners: In this episode, I introduce you to three high school cross country runners. This episode was originally an article printed in Florida Running & Triathlon Magazine. I write an article for each issue, and each one features several runners’ experiences a... by Mojo For Running Podcast
9 min listen
MFR 05: Macro and Micro Cycles: Learn what running coaches mean when they say to construct your training using macro and micro cycles. And, learn how to use micro cycles to plan the base building, sharpening and tapering phases of your macro training cycle. by Mojo For Running Podcast
16 min listen
MFR 11: There’s Always Next Time: Sometimes life gets in the way of your running training, and there is no way to prevent it. Maybe little Carla wakes up at 3 a.m. with a fever. That is your top priority, and you will be preoccupied with her for at least a few hours. Your 5:30 a.m. by Mojo For Running Podcast
7 min listen
MFR 07: Tapering for Your Goal Race: If you’ve never trained with a running coach, you likely have never tapered for a race. It’s possible you’ve never even heard of tapering. Master the art of the taper, and you will be amazed. The final phase of the macro cycle is tapering, by Mojo For Running Podcast
18 min listen
MFR 15: Food, Birthdays, Calories and Running: Every runner I know is concerned about diet, nutrition, calories, and weight, at least to some extent. In fact, most runners, about 90 percent, become runners, at least in part, to lose weight. No runner wants to carry around any extra pounds on those ... by Mojo For Running Podcast
9 min listen
MFR 06: After Base Building: Okay, you’ve built your training base. What next? Now, you move into the second phase of your macro training cycle. It’s time to stop increasing your mileage and start working on running speed and race specific training. by Mojo For Running Podcast
6 min listen
MFR 19: A Great Work Ethic, a Challenged Runner: You may be surprised to learn that, contrary to logic, when it comes to running, a great work ethic can actually make sticking to a running schedule more difficult. Most runners have a great work ethic, certainly an admirable quality, by Mojo For Running Podcast
8 min listen
MFR 14: Hot Weather Running: We all run in hot weather from time to time. If you live in the South, like me, you run in it a lot. In this episode, I discuss how hot weather affects running. Then, I offer some tips for getting in your runs even when temps rise above 80 or 90 degree... by Mojo For Running Podcast
17 min listen
MFR 21: Date a Girl Who Runs: This episode is a bit of a departure. I came across a wonderful blog post by runner Jaymie Pizarro on her blog BullRunner.com and felt compelled to share it with the Mojo for Running listeners. She was kind enough to give me permission to share it here... by Mojo For Running Podcast
6 min listen
MFR 31: When You Have a Horrible, Terrible, Dreadful Race: Have you ever had a really bad race? If you’ve done more than a few races, then I know your answer is yes. If you have never had a bad race, then you haven’t been racing for long. The longer you’ve been racing, by Mojo For Running Podcast
15 min listen
MFR 17: Running Through the Holidays: It’s always a challenge to stick to your training schedule during the holidays. Everyone seems to struggle. As much as we relish the holidays, the months of November and December can also bring a load of stress as we find ourselves pulled to one event ... by Mojo For Running Podcast
21 min listen
MFR 40: Running Shoes: This is the first in a series of three podcasts about running shoes. In this episode, I explain how to know whether the sales person in the running store is knowledgeable, considerations when selecting running shoes, by Mojo For Running Podcast
19 min listen
MFR 54: First Time Trail Racers: If you’re an enthusiastic road runner and racer, it’s inevitable that you will eventually be drawn to the trails, whether you are enticed by the accounts of friends or the challenge of less stable, sometimes more strenuous footing or the desire to spen... by Mojo For Running Podcast
12 min listen
MFR 29: Ten Tips for Staying Healthy and Preventing Injury: If a runner doesn’t stay healthy, if he becomes injured, no matter what his running goals, he will not achieve them any time soon. Preventing injury, therefore, must be every runner’s top priority. These tips will help you to keep running. by Mojo For Running Podcast
10 min listen
MFR 13: Per Mile Pace Difference for Hard Easy Runs: Every runner of every level needs to know the answer to this question: What should the per mile pace difference be between hard runs and easy runs? How would you answer that question? This is critical because running at a pace that is too fast or too s... by Mojo For Running Podcast
8 min listen
MFR 22: Running Personally: Let’s talk about putting running and racing in the proper perspective. It’s easy to let running take over your life, and that is a problem; running should enhance every part of your life. I hope that listening to this episode will help prevent this fro... by Mojo For Running Podcast
8 min listen
MFR 38: Break Up Your Run – Sometimes: It’s time to talk about breaking up your long run, at least sometimes. That’s right. Sometimes, it is advisable to break up your long run, but to still do the two runs close enough together for them to have the same, or nearly the same, by Mojo For Running Podcast
20 min listen
MFR 37: Michelle Eley’s Journey, a Love Affair with Running: Michelle Eley became something she never thought possible, someone she never imagined she could be. She became a runner. I’m telling her story because it’s a story tha virtually anyone could have as their own, because becoming a runner, by Mojo For Running Podcast
21 min listen
MFR 44: Running Under the Influence of Endorphins: The famous runner’s high is sacred n the running community, right? Sure. It is what keeps us coming back to run again, hitting the pavement or the trails, day after day, year after year. We cherish our runner’s high and we count on it. by Mojo For Running Podcast
12 min listen
MFR 33: Running Friends: This episode is about the value of running friends. It is great if you are intrinsically motivated to get out here and run every day or almost every day, but if you develop a circle of running friends, if you join a running group, by Mojo For Running Podcast
11 min listen
MFR 35: Jumping Rope: Did you jump rope as a kid? Most likely. Well, turns out jumping rope is a darn good form of cross training for running. So, it’s time to get yourself a jump rope, but it’ll probably need to be a bit longer that your first one. by Mojo For Running Podcast
16 min listen

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