Can you run a specific workout pace on feel alone? Without looking at your watch? Tempo runs, steady runs, threshold runs, VO2 max workouts…they all have a “feel” to them and if you can learn how to pace them properly without being a slave to your watch, you can become a better, more adaptable runner.
On this bonus episode of the Run to the Top, Coach Claire Bartholic introduces Laurie, a RunnersConnect athlete that has gotten very good at learning to pace by feel and effort. Laurie shares how she does it and Coach Claire explains how you can figure out how you should feel in any given workout by understanding the specific purpose of each one.
The first step is understanding the purpose of each run. That’s key to determining how you should feel for each one.
Claire takes three common endurance workouts, the steady, the tempo, and the VO2 Max runs, and dives into their purposes, how hard they should be, and how you should be breathing for each one.
With these simple tips, you can learn to nail your running paces by feel without overly relying on your watch in any conditions!
Take a listen on your next run:
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