Everyone talks about training in zone 2. And yet, in my experience, most runners get it wrong. And careful, it is not because they don’t run slow, but because of a deeper problem. They don’t really understand zone 2 or use it the way they should. Some run too fast and get stuck in that…
Learning to run faster without getting tired sounds like a snake-oil promise, but it has a solid physiological explanation and, above all, it does not involve destroying yourself in every workout. Most recreational runners believe exactly the opposite: that to build endurance you have to pile on more kilometers and more intensity, suffer more. And…
If your heart rate spikes every time you go out for a run, you are not alone: it is one of the most common questions among recreational runners. Learning to lower your heart rate running is not a data-geek obsession, but a sign that your body is becoming more efficient: you spend less to go…
10K interval workouts are the most appealing part of training, but also the worst executed: most runners do them recklessly, with no defined paces, turning every session into a race. And that is how the plateau arrives. In this guide I give you five very powerful quality sessions to improve your 10K time, with their…