Marathon Performance Training Group

Rudisha Grabs 800m World Record

Admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:32:48 PDT

Well, it finally happened. After toying with fast 800m times earlier this summer (June 1:42.04 / July 1:41.51) David Rudisha finally delivered the goods. A breathtaking 800 meters in 1:41.09. I remember how long it took for someone to break Sebastian Coe’s 800m record of 1:41.73. It seemed like an eternity and solidified just how [...]

Train For Success With These Steep Hill Sprints

Admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 08:20:03 PDT

One of the signature training methods I use with my runners in the Marathon Performance Training Group are steep hill sprints. These short, maximum-intensity efforts against gravity provide two key benefits. They strengthen all of the running muscles, making the runner much less injury-prone. They also increase the power and efficiency of the stride, enabling the [...]

A Better Way To Judge Your Goal Progress

Admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:51:44 PDT

Goal: Track your progress toward a race goal with a key weekly workout. Here are three typical examples and their ‘better’ counterparts. Typical: Pick one workout you think is important to do for your goal race. For example, for a 5K, 6 x 800m with a 400m recovery jog. Better: Map out a series of [...]

An Event of Intensity: 800m Training

Admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:44:54 PST

Although I would have preferred to include 800m-1500m discussion in Run Faster, there wasn’t a market for it at the time. The following may prove to be useful for those who are interested in learning more about it. If you have spent any time reviewing elite program training in the 800m, chances are you’ve seen [...]

Strength Endurance Workouts For XC

Admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:56:23 PST

I have gotten quite a few questions about racing well in the mud (10-12km) vs. a faster cross country surface. The first thing to understand is that the two most important things to racing well in cross country are the connection to strength endurance and power endurance related to your aerobic support (normally 4mmol threshold) [...]

Fine-Tuning Your Race Fitness

Admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:34:05 PST

The following is adapted from the book, “Run Faster From the 5k to the Marathon : How to be your own best coach”. Authored by Brad Hudson. After a bad race or two, or a spell of sub-par training, it’s common to think, “I don’t feel fit.” Unfortunately, it’s also common to resolve to ramp [...]

Taking A Closer Look At Hill Sprints

Admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:38 PST

Every runner I coach does regular sessions of short hill sprints. Should you? Well, these brief, maximal-intensity effort against gravity offer two key benefits ...

Ask Brad: Heel vs Forefoot Striking

Admin — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:13:44 PDT

Hi Coach Hudson, Do you think I could possibly get your take on the whole midfoot/forefoot vs. heel striking issue. I would really like to hear your opinion. I enjoy viewing all the things you post on facebook. I also really enjoyed what you had to say recently about aerobic training in an interview. Thanks so [...]

6 Adaptive Running Techniques

Admin — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:30:25 PDT

An excerpt from Run Faster: From 5K to the Marathon Every elite coach has a training philosophy. Mine is called adaptive running. It is based on my belief that a responsive, evolving, creative approach to training is better than an approach that is too structured and formulaic. Simply put, there is no single training formula [...]

Moody Shines Before Hometown Chicago, Sets PB

Admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:05 PDT

The Chicago Marathon was met with freezing prerace conditions early Sunday morning that had many competitors scrambling to keep warm. Marathon Performance athletes Tera Moody and Boaz Cheboiywo were both ready to take on a collection of the best athletes the planet had to offer. Coming off the Berlin World Championship Marathon in August, Moody [...]