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The MetaSpeed Paris Series Review

The Asics Metaspeed Paris Series is a new line of running shoes designed to meet the needs of elite runners. These shoes feature cutting-edge technology to provide runners with the support, cushioning, and speed they need to perform at their best. At the heart of the Metaspeed Paris Series is Asics’ innovative Guidesole technology. This technology isContinue reading “The MetaSpeed Paris Series Review”

First Half Marathon Race Week Suggestions

The final ten days of your running program is mostly tapering from the past three months of hard training. You can improve and maintain your fitness with race pace and speed workouts provided they are not too strenuous. Here is a list of last minute suggestions that can improve your race time. IMPROVE SPEED ANDContinue reading “First Half Marathon Race Week Suggestions”

The Final Weeks of Training Leading to the First Half

The First Half Marathon is just weeks away. Hopefully you have been building your aerobic fitness over the holidays and are ready to add to it over the final weeks ahead. If not, there is time to get ready and the next few weeks will prove to be the most important for your race onContinue reading “The Final Weeks of Training Leading to the First Half”

Tapering for the First Half

As the First Half approaches it’s tempting to run too fast or too far during the final few workouts. You need to decide how to adjust your training over the final two weeks before your race. This will depend on how much you have been training and the intensity of your workouts. The recent weatherContinue reading “Tapering for the First Half”

Forerunners 2022 Run Clinic Information & Training

The Forerunners Main Street Running Clinic for Winter 2022 training schedule is designed for the First Half Marathon Feb 13, 2022; and, 5km to 10km races A) The Three Goals of the Clinic: 1) Get to the start line – be ready to race without injury by not running too many times per week; 2)Continue reading “Forerunners 2022 Run Clinic Information & Training”

Set A Goal to Improve Your Short Distance Time

International level track and field athletes will often race a fall marathon after their track season. During their track season they will run several 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m races. Their track racing goal is to improve their short distance time during the season and perform their best at international events. At the end of theContinue reading “Set A Goal to Improve Your Short Distance Time”

The Final Two Weeks Before the First Half Marathon

What workouts will help you have a better race? The final two weeks are just as important as the past ten weeks of training. You can workout in a way that will slow down your final time. Or, you can workout in a way that will help you have a better race. Your workouts shouldContinue reading “The Final Two Weeks Before the First Half Marathon”

Final Training Phase before the First Half Marathon

You have another month of training before the First Half Half Marathon. There is enough time to run two more longer runs before the race to be ready for  a successful race. Our current schedule calls for an 18 km run and a 20 km run to improve aerobic endurance. It’s a little early toContinue reading “Final Training Phase before the First Half Marathon”

The Health Benefits of Running

As runners looking to improve our times and qualify for key events, we are more focused on our workouts without realizing all the good we are doing for our health. Runners do get injured from time to time but how does that compare to the non-exercising population? Over past few decades’ runners have been studied toContinue reading “The Health Benefits of Running”

The Long Easy Run for the Fall Classic

Our training program includes three fundamental types of running, speedwork, tempo runs and the long easy run. The long easy run helps prepare you for running distance events of 10 km or more by developing your aerobic fitness and improving your body’s use of fuel. The easy/longer distance runs correspond to the running just belowContinue reading “The Long Easy Run for the Fall Classic”

Speedwork for a faster 5k, 10km and half marathon time

Forerunners offers a Wednesday evening speed clinic at all three locations. You can join us starting after Labour Day in September to prepare for the fall Classic Half Marathon, 10km and 5km. http://forerunners.com.s57436.gridserver.com/running-clinics/ Why speedwork? Speed work improves running efficiency resulting in more economical energy use. Speedwork can rapidly improve your VO2 max which isContinue reading “Speedwork for a faster 5k, 10km and half marathon time”