How to Run Faster
May 9, 2008 Read more »
Type that phrase into Google and you get 43,000 hits (plus 48 videos). But who wants to go through all those agonizing drills? Here are 10 surefire ways to improve your speed.
Lose Weight & Get Faster
June 8, 2007 Read more »
There was a nice little table in Runner’s World this month that illustrates how much faster you could be if you lost weight. Of course, this would not take into account speed increases due to training.
Pounds Lost
5k
10k
1/2 Marathon
Marathon
2
:12.4
:25
:52
1:45
5
31
1:02
2:11
4:22
10
1:02
2:04
4:22
8:44
20
2:04
4:08
8:44
17:28
According to RW author Amby Burfoot, the table is based on research that runners, on average [...]
