80/20 Running
by Matt Fitzgerald
Elite runners do eighty percent of training at low intensity; amateurs do too much moderate. Fitzgerald explains why, how to measure intensity, and gives plans. Simple, evidence-backed and the single most useful correction for recreational runners.
Read it if…
you run most days at medium effort and do not improve.
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Skip it if…
you already train polarised.
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Three things you will actually use
- Eighty percent easy, twenty percent hard.
- Moderate intensity is the trap.
- Slow down to speed up.
Do this first
Measure your zones and slow down eighty percent of your runs for a month.
Our verdict
The most useful correction for amateurs.
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