One of the best ways to start running faster is to do one intervals workout a week, where you run at a faster pace than you’re comfortable at, for a short amount of time, and then have a recovery period of slower running or walking in between.
There are lots of really specific charts out there for determining what speed interval you should run, for how long, based on your last 5k race pace, and they’re great for anyone with a serious goal or race they’re training for.
But sometimes I just want to get out there, not worry too much about pacing, and timing, and just enjoy myself and have fun running while maybe pushing a little and working towards getting faster, too.
That’s why my recent interval strategy is to place several “fast” songs spread evenly throughout my running playlist, and when those songs comes on I run harder for the length of that song.
Bonus? I can then put more of those songs on my playlist when I’m running a race, and I already associate them with speedy running.
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| It’s beautiful out there, wouldn’t you like to go for a run? |