A vision of the 5K marathons from Hal Higdon’s “Run Fast”
There are many sports editors sought after today not just because they are outstanding journalists, but simply because they have become the best in said sports activity at some point. In the world of marathon running, you can find quite a few superstars to suit your needs. Surely someone who has published a slew of books on marathon training and exercise is Hal Higdon, who recently introduced “Run Fast,” a book on how to grow your running records by beating them all on every running schedule you’re doing.
Definitely, “Run Fast” has been designed for everyone who has had marathon experience before. That is not to say that there is nothing in store for beginners in this guide. In fact, you’ll find entire sections focused on just that. For any newcomer, you will find some suggestions regarding 5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Marathon Sprint.
Needless to say, the simplest among all these sprint distances is 5km. As you can imagine, mastering this range is essential for the hobby racer. Can you explain that? It’s definitely possible to just advance to more miles if he manages to run this particular mileage, but on top of that, you’ll be measuring his stamina and his propensity for injury at the most fundamental stage. Running 5Ks will often help him increase his body’s performance and feel more comfortable as he progresses to higher levels.
In Hal Higdon’s manual, “Run Fast,” a good eight-week training program is made to instruct you a lot by exercising closely virtually every day. Needless to say, the manual requires intense tactical training, but it’s worth it. In addition, it emphasizes relaxation cycles during training, however, since relaxation is an essential feature in a neophyte sprint program, so that the body quickly acclimatizes to the main running activities.
This review isn’t going to go into detail about what exactly is mentioned in the book, but to sum it up, here’s how weekly marathon training should go under the guidance of Hal Higdon’s manual, “Run Fast”:
*On Mondays and Wednesdays you should rest or go for a run/walk. A run/walk, of course, is a combination of walking and jogging, where you’ll want to do quite a bit of jogging, but you’ll be walking often. This will be important for beginners. With this, your physique will not be brought down with intense runs.
*On Tuesdays and Saturdays there will be a long distance sprint within the range of 1.5 miles to three miles. Around the first week you will be running continuously for 1.5 miles and this will slowly build up to 3 miles as the weeks go by.
*On Thursdays there are also long-distance races. For the first four weeks you will jog 1 1/2 miles, and for the last 4 weeks it will become a two mile jog.
* Friday is a day of total rest, which will give your body time to recover and allow your muscles to recover.
*Sundays tend to be hard for walking, because you’re likely to be encouraged to take thirty to sixty minute walks. The rules don’t require you to achieve a single mileage, so it’s relaxing for you. It is possible to stop to contemplate the landscapes, or smell various flowers in the park. This area of exercise is essentially the same as wandering.