Designing Running Workouts 101
New Coaching and Running Course from Knighton Runs
By Coach Chris Knighton
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One of my biggest coaching pet peeves is when people say they did a workout like, 10 x 400, or even worse: when a coach assigns this workout and doesn’t provide any other details.
When I hear that, and I’m just like…. “okay…. so what is 10 x 400 supposed to mean?”
You see, 10 x 400 can mean many different things.
10 x 400 could be an absolutely brutal workout.
It could be incredibly easy.
Or it could be anywhere in between.
10 x 400 could be a tough but doable training of your biomechanics, helping to make you move your body faster and get more accustom to running fast paces.
It could be gut-busting Vo2Max workout that makes you want to puke at the end of it.
Or it could be a very easy endurance workout that you do a few days before a race just to maintain your fitness but not tire you out.
Whenever you perform a workout, or create one, you need to know exactly what you are trying to achieve.
Specificity matters.
The fine details of rep count, pace run, distance covered, interval duration, and recovery are all critical variables to get right.
Vague workouts create vague results.
Make sure you get the most out of every workout by knowing exactly what you are trying to achieve.
This is what I’ll be teaching you over the coming weeks and in my upcoming course, “Designing Running Workouts 101”.
Please reach out if you’re interested in being contacted when the course is released.
– Coach Chris Knighton
