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==General==
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=General=
 
* [http://www.rundiary.net/ Need a diary?]
 
* [http://www.rundiary.net/ Need a diary?]
 
* [http://www.davidhays.net/running/runlog/runlog.html Need a Running Log?]
 
* [http://www.davidhays.net/running/runlog/runlog.html Need a Running Log?]
 
* [http://www.sportscoach.com.au/runcoachwidget/default.htm Need a Calculator?]
 
* [http://www.sportscoach.com.au/runcoachwidget/default.htm Need a Calculator?]
* [http://www.coolrunning.com.au/expert/ Old CoolRunning training pages to be put into new format]
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*[[Training and racing through pregnancy]]
  
==Beginners==
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=Beginners=
 
* CoolRunning's [[Beginners Guide]]
 
* CoolRunning's [[Beginners Guide]]
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* [[Tips for improving your running form]]
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* A [[Running Journal]] keeps you on track and charts progress
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* [[If Your Runs are Boring, Change Your Routine]]
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* [[Getting Faster with Interval Training]]
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* [[Strength Training on Hills]]
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* [[Fartlek]]
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* [[Rest Days and Easy Weeks]]
  
==10km Training==
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=10km Training=
  
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=23 CoolRunning Threads for 10km] but these in particular:
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[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=23 CoolRunning Threads for 10km] but these in particular:
**[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=6835 Tips for running my first race (10K)]
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*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=6835 Tips for running my first race (10K)]
**[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=6830 My First 10km]
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*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=6830 My First 10km]
**[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=23 10km Training]
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*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=23 10km Training]
  
==Half Marathon Training==
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=Half Marathon Training=
  
 
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=22 CoolRunning Threads for Half Marathon training]  
 
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=22 CoolRunning Threads for Half Marathon training]  
  
==Marathon Training==
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=Marathon Training=
  
 
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=21 CoolRunning Threads for Marathon training]
 
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showforum=21 CoolRunning Threads for Marathon training]
* CoolRunning's [[Beginners Guide]]
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* [[10 Tips for Running a Marathon]]
* 10 Tips for running a marathon [[10_Tips_for_Running_a_Marathon]]
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* [[Marathon minus 1 month]]
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* [[Marathon minus 2 months]]
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* [[Marathon minus 3 months]]
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* [[Marathon minus 4 months]]
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* [[Marathon minus 5 months]]
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* [[Marathon minus 6 months]]
  
==Online Training Guides==
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=Online Training Guides=
  
 
''<font size=-2>Note that there are a number of [http://www.coolrunning.com.au/runningguide/wiki/index.php/Australian_Running_Links#Coaches_.26_Trainers_incl_Group_Training Australian coaches listed on our links page] - not listed here to save duplication.</font>''
 
''<font size=-2>Note that there are a number of [http://www.coolrunning.com.au/runningguide/wiki/index.php/Australian_Running_Links#Coaches_.26_Trainers_incl_Group_Training Australian coaches listed on our links page] - not listed here to save duplication.</font>''
  
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*[http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/racing/runners-world-smartcoach/3057.html Runner's World UK Smart Coach running plan generator]
 
*[http://www.coacheseducation.com/endur/jack-daniels-june-00.htm Jack Daniels]
 
*[http://www.coacheseducation.com/endur/jack-daniels-june-00.htm Jack Daniels]
 
*[http://runningtimes.com/rt/articles/category/?id=359 The Pfitzinger Lab Report]
 
*[http://runningtimes.com/rt/articles/category/?id=359 The Pfitzinger Lab Report]
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*[http://www.endurancetraining.com.au/Articles.htm Endurance Sports Training]
 
*[http://www.endurancetraining.com.au/Articles.htm Endurance Sports Training]
  
==Types of Training==
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=Types of Training=
  
 
*[http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/hilltrain.htm Hill Training]
 
*[http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/hilltrain.htm Hill Training]
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*[http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/uphill.php Uphill Training]
 
*[http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/uphill.php Uphill Training]
 
*[http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/downhill.php Downhill Training]
 
*[http://www.mountainrunning.coolrunning.com.au/downhill.php Downhill Training]
*[http://www.endurancecoach.com/Run_Intervals.htm Endurance Coach Tips for Intervals]
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*[http://www.endurancecoach.com/default.asp?PageID=(10806) Endurance Coach Tips for Intervals]
 
*[http://www.sportscoach.com.au/intervals.html Sports Coach Tips for Intervals]
 
*[http://www.sportscoach.com.au/intervals.html Sports Coach Tips for Intervals]
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==Tempo==
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The term "Tempo Run" gets thrown around and abused quite a bit, so I thought I needed to try and find out what it actually was. Then I thought I might as well share what I had found out with everyone so they didn't have to do the same mucking about that I did.
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When you muscle cells need more oxygen than they can get a hold of they switch over to generating energy anaerobically (without using oxygen). The problem with that is that the anaerobic method is not as efficient, and it also generates by-products that your body doesn't like (lactic acid) that causes muscle pain. A tempo run basically trains your body to use oxygen more efficiently so that you can run faster/harder without building up lactic acid. In other words, it increases your lactic threshold.
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So, how do you actually do it in practice? Well, Jack Daniels is the one who seemed to have popularised the term and technique, and he suggested running for 20 minutes at "threshold pace" (with an easy warm up and cool down added op to that).
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Great, now we need to figure out what "threshold pace" is! If we look back at what a tempo run is we can see that it is training your body to raise its lactate threshold. So threshold pace is the pace at which you run which is just at the point where you will start to build up lactic acid (note, you will probably be generating it already, but this is the point at which you generate it faster thjan it can be taken away by the blood). that pace is generally is just a bit slower than 5km pace (10sec/km or so slower) or about 90% of your maximum heart rate. For those who don't have a HRMs then it should be run at a pace that could be maintained for an hour in a race.
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Generally tempo runs are the most beneficial to those running distances greater than 5km as they run long enough for lactic acid build up to become an issue. 5km runs are often run high enough above the lactic threshold that raising will not make any great benefits.
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*[http://www.runners-resource.com/tempo.html The Tempo Run - Runner Resource]
 
*[http://runningtimes.com/rt/articles/?id=5615 A tempo run by many other names]
 
*[http://runningtimes.com/rt/articles/?id=5615 A tempo run by many other names]
 
*[http://www.runquick.com/corcorn/hills.html Peak Performance Lactate Threshold Training]
 
*[http://www.runquick.com/corcorn/hills.html Peak Performance Lactate Threshold Training]
 
*[http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/lactatethreshold.html Lactate Theshold Training Len Kravitz, Ph.D. and Lance Dalleck, Ph.D.]
 
*[http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article%20folder/lactatethreshold.html Lactate Theshold Training Len Kravitz, Ph.D. and Lance Dalleck, Ph.D.]
  
==Pacing==
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=Pacing=
  
*[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/paceindex.htm Running Times.Com]
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*Runningtimes.com has a number of [http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/paceindex.htm pace charts] for varying paces, including:
*[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace6min.htm 6 minutes per km]
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**[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace6min.htm 6:00-6:59 minutes per km]
*[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace5min.htm 5 minutes per km]   
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**[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace5min.htm 5:00-5:59 minutes per km]   
*[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace4min.htm 4 minutes per km]  
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**[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace4min.htm 4:00-4:59 minutes per km]  
*[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace3min.htm 3 minutes per km]  
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**[http://www.runningtimes.com/pace/perkm/pace3min.htm 3:00-3:59 minutes per km]  
*[http://www.runnersworld.com/training/pacechart.html Pace Chart]  
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*[http://www.users.interport.net/~bricklan/athletic/lanes/lanes.html World Records for Lanes]
*[http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,5033,s6-51-58-0-1000,00.html Runners World on Pacing]  
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*[http://www.multisports.com/news/1042476717.shtml Running Race Warm-up & Pacing Strategies (Multisports.com)]
*[http://www.users.interport.net/~bricklan/athletic/lanes/lanes.html World Records for Lanes]
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* You can also get a [http://www.pacetat.com/ temporary tattoo with your desired pace on it]! Don't forget to get the metric one.
  
==Heart Rate Training==
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=Heart Rate Training=
  
 
*[http://www.endurancetraining.com.au/Articles/HRV%20article.pdf Heart Rate Variability Article 1996]
 
*[http://www.endurancetraining.com.au/Articles/HRV%20article.pdf Heart Rate Variability Article 1996]
 
*[http://www.endurancetraining.com.au/Articles/Monitoring%20fatigue%20with%20HRV%20-%20article.pdf Using Heart rate variability to help athletic performance]
 
*[http://www.endurancetraining.com.au/Articles/Monitoring%20fatigue%20with%20HRV%20-%20article.pdf Using Heart rate variability to help athletic performance]
* [url=http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/hrm1.htm]Sports Coach[/url] and there is also a neat excel [url=http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/excel/hrmzones.xls]spreadsheet[/url]
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* [http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/hrm1.htm Sports Coach] and there is also a neat excel [http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/excel/hrmzones.xls spreadsheet]
* [url=http://www.markallenonline.com/heartrate.asp]Mark Allen on Working your Heart[/url]
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* [http://www.markallenonline.com/heartrate.asp Mark Allen on Working your Heart]
* [url=http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=176]Training at a threshold level[/url]  
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* [http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/news/article.asp?UAN=176 Training at a threshold level]  
* [url=http://www.time-to-run.com/training/heart-rate/zone.htm]Time-To-Run heart rate adaptions for swimming[/url]
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* [http://www.time-to-run.com/training/heart-rate/zone.htm Time-To-Run heart rate adaptions for swimming]
* [url=http://www.pursuit-performance.com.au/]Pursuit Performance [/url]
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* [http://www.pursuit-performance.com.au/ Pursuit Performance [/url]
* [url=http://www.heartzone.com/] Sally Edwards The Heartzone[/url]
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* [http://www.heartzone.com/ Sally Edwards The Heartzone]
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=Injuries=
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*[[Prevention of Injuries]]
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*[[Achilles Tendonosis]]
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*[[Stress Fractures]]
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*[[Sacroilliac Problems]]
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=Nutrition=
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*[[Guide to Runner Diets]]
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*[[Carbos on the move]]
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*[[Is Fat the Fuel of the Future?]]
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*[[The Salt Story]]
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*[[Fluid Replacement During Exercise]]
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=Competitive Edge & Elite=
  
==Compettive Edge & Elite==
 
 
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/competitiveedge/ Older section of CoolRunning]
 
*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/competitiveedge/ Older section of CoolRunning]
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=Other race-related pages=
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*[http://www.coolrunning.com.au/runningguide/wiki/index.php/DIY_Pages Cool Running DIY Pages]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 18 September 2010

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Contents

General

Beginners

10km Training

CoolRunning Threads for 10km but these in particular:

Half Marathon Training

Marathon Training

Online Training Guides

Note that there are a number of Australian coaches listed on our links page - not listed here to save duplication.

Types of Training

Tempo

The term "Tempo Run" gets thrown around and abused quite a bit, so I thought I needed to try and find out what it actually was. Then I thought I might as well share what I had found out with everyone so they didn't have to do the same mucking about that I did.

When you muscle cells need more oxygen than they can get a hold of they switch over to generating energy anaerobically (without using oxygen). The problem with that is that the anaerobic method is not as efficient, and it also generates by-products that your body doesn't like (lactic acid) that causes muscle pain. A tempo run basically trains your body to use oxygen more efficiently so that you can run faster/harder without building up lactic acid. In other words, it increases your lactic threshold.

So, how do you actually do it in practice? Well, Jack Daniels is the one who seemed to have popularised the term and technique, and he suggested running for 20 minutes at "threshold pace" (with an easy warm up and cool down added op to that).

Great, now we need to figure out what "threshold pace" is! If we look back at what a tempo run is we can see that it is training your body to raise its lactate threshold. So threshold pace is the pace at which you run which is just at the point where you will start to build up lactic acid (note, you will probably be generating it already, but this is the point at which you generate it faster thjan it can be taken away by the blood). that pace is generally is just a bit slower than 5km pace (10sec/km or so slower) or about 90% of your maximum heart rate. For those who don't have a HRMs then it should be run at a pace that could be maintained for an hour in a race.

Generally tempo runs are the most beneficial to those running distances greater than 5km as they run long enough for lactic acid build up to become an issue. 5km runs are often run high enough above the lactic threshold that raising will not make any great benefits.

Pacing

Heart Rate Training

Injuries

Nutrition

Competitive Edge & Elite

Other race-related pages

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