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MFR 121: Three Key changes to Help You Run Faster

By Debbie Voiles

Most runners want to get faster. Not everyone can afford to hire a coach, and not everyone has time to train for a marathon, but most runners hope to set new PR’s on a regular basis. This is absolutely possible, but you need to know how to direct your time. Most people have full-time jobs. You probably do, or you’re a full-time parent. Your time is limited; so, you need to know the best most efficient way to spend your running training time. 

In this episode, I explain three things that virtually every runner at every level can do to run faster.

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, Running Faster, Training Tagged With: new PR, run faster, runners

MFR 102: Listener Question Answered – Should I Train for Distance or Speed

By Debbie Voiles

A listener question answeredFor this episode, I’m responding to a question someone asked on Instagram. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, Training Tagged With: run farther, run faster, running training

Run Faster and Have Fun with Fartleks

By Debbie Voiles

The best way to have fun while running!If you’ve never heard of the term ‘fartlek,’ you’re probably laughing – or at least snickering. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Beginner Runners, speed work, Training Tagged With: conversational pace, fartlek workouts, fast feet drill, new runner, run faster, segmented running, slow motion running, speed play, speed work, veteran runner

MFR 94: Warming Up Before Your Race

By Debbie Voiles

All about warming up before your race or before any hard run

Most people realize they ‘should’ warmup before a race, but I notice that many people don’t. Hopefully, by the time you finish listening to this episode of the Mojo for Running Podcast, you’ll be convinced of the incredible value of a good warmup. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, racing, Training Tagged With: Mojo for Running, preventing a running injury, run faster, running podcast, warming up

MFR 90: Running Drills

By Debbie Voiles

Add this fun training elementI’m a huge believer in taking into account all elements that might affect your running performance, evaluating it from every angle, not all at once, of course, but I think it’s important to realize that adequate sleep is just as important as the right shoe, and speed work is just as important as the appropriate total mileage. Running drills have a unique effect that you don’t get with any other element of training. Plus, they are great fun.  [Read more…]

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, running technique, Training Tagged With: improve running, injury prevention, run faster, running drills, running economy, running technique, running training

MFR 89: HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training

By Debbie Voiles

HIIT speed work will have you running faster with fewer miles per week, but it's not an easy workout.While cheetahs are known for their speed, they are sprinters. They can’t hold that speed for long. Humans, on the other hand, can run much farther but not as fast. We can, however, improve our ability to run faster by modifying our speed training to add high intensity interval workouts. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, speed work, Training Tagged With: high intensity interval training, high intensity intervals, HIIT, HIIT training, run faster, speeed training

Fartleks: Running Fun to Help You Run Faster

By Debbie Voiles

Light pole fartlek runOkay, if you’ve never hear of the term fartleks, you’re probably laughing – or at least snickering. It is a funny word! If I was talking to 8th graders, they’d be holding their sides and falling out of their desks, laughing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Training Tagged With: beginner runners, fartlek, fartlek workout, run faster

MFR 82: Make Three Changes to Your Training This Month to Set a PR Next Month

By Debbie Voiles

Even slight changes in training can result in faster running.Most of the runners I know hope to PR on a regular basis. They know they’re not likely to PR often, but they at least hope to PR every once in a while. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, Running Faster Tagged With: run faster, running faster, running plateau, running podcast, running training, set a PR

MFR 32: Running with a Metronome

By Debbie Voiles

When I recorded Episodes 27 and 28, after I discussed the value of using a metronome to improve running cadence, aka stride rare, aka leg turnover, I recorded my metronome for a few moments for you to get the idea of what that was like. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: mfr-podcast, Training Tagged With: improve running cadence, leg turnover, metronome, run faster, running cadence, running with a metronome, stride rate

MFR 08: 15 Tips for Running Faster

By Debbie Voiles

Do you want to run faster? In this episode I explain 15 tips for running faster. A future podcast will deal exclusively with speed work, per se. [Read more…]

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