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Running pace
How much of speed improving is speed work vs just getting better at running? I feel like I am so slOw but I pulled my miles from last year ( I only started running in July, and I on average run about 45 sec/mile. I do want to start doing speed work but I just wonder if anybody has found they have just sped up with time.
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Re: Running pace
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I think there is a certain level of improvement that you can get without really trying, but eventually you reach a point where you are as fast as you are going to get without working on your speed. Learning how to run fast (or faster) is a skill that you need to practice. I don't know anyone who is super speedy who doesn't do some kind of speed work.
From personal experience speed work really works. I have always been active and did races every couple of months, but my times never really improved. Since I added speed work into the mix I have been able to drop my 5k times by about 3 min over the course of 2 or so years.
This is what I figured. I am starting to do some speedwork. I hadn't even noticed I have gotten faster, it just sort of happened, but I'm sure it was just because I was just starting out and now I have a little bit of running experience (key word - little) behind me.
Any speedwork advice? I think I am going to loosely follow Hal Higdon's 5k intermediate plan. I live in a hilly area, so should I work them into speed training, or do some of it on the treadmill?
I prefer to do speed work on the track. I find I push myself more on the track than the treadmill. I would start with 400s, maybe 4-6. The great thing about speed is you can do a different workout every week, 200s, 400s, 800s, 1600s, ladders, jog between or rest between, and add more intervals.