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I am searching for suggestions on how to make myself faster. help
A Saucy Wench
I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets
"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
veggies on the runMartial Artist Runners
Feeling the growl again
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
DWARP Marathon Madness Mob
Slow-smooth-fast
Build your aerobic base and long runs to the utmost. You'll be surprised how much faster you'll be running your races. Fartlek is fun (speed play) and done once in awhile can help as well. If you don't know what it is, look it up. There's a calculator called the MCMILLAN Calculator, look it up on-line--you can get your correct paces for your runs there. Track work sessions are fine, but can be a bit stressful when you're running higher mileage.
"I've been following Eddy's improvement over the last two years on this site, and it's been pretty dang solid. Sure the weekly mileage has been up and down, but over the long haul he's getting out the door and has turned himself into quite a runner. He's only now just figuring out his potential. Consistency in running is measured in years, not weeks. And over the last couple of years, Eddy's made great strides" Jeff 14 Jan 2009
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