What?

  • = striders = accelerations = pickups
  • Can be part of recovery runs or drill

How?

  • Perform strides at eighty percent of your running capacity for thirty-second intervals.
  • Aim to cover fifty to one hundred meters of flat ground with each stride.
    • Variations
      • Try running strides on a steady incline.
      • Try running strides on a gentle downhill grade.
  • Accelerate evenly over the stretch of ground, taking care not to reach your maximum effort, then gradually decelerate until you reach the end of your stride.

When?

  • After warming up (dynamic stretching) with a short, ten-minute run at a conversational pace
  • At the end of easy run
  • As a standalone workout
  • Before a race