The Ultimate Running Training Collection

Your Guide to Running Success

The Running Training Section of Best Running Tips aims to be YOUR source online for running training information.

In this section you will find all you need to make your running a success.

Whether it has to do with:

.... base running.... ....tempo runs..... ...intervals...

  ... how to make a training schedule... ....cross-training....  ... etc....

It does not matter.

This section has got the article you need.

Check it all out here:

That's a lot on offer! Check out the descriptions below if you need some more information to work out what some pages are about.

Running Training - Speeds and Workouts

Eight Running Workouts - Why and How You Need to Do These Workouts
This article covers eight different types of workouts. Each type of workout serves a different purpose. All of them together help make you a faster runner.


Base Running Drills - The Foundation of Your Running
"Slow" / easy runs should be the cornerstone of your running. Find out why on this page about easy running.


Tempo Running - Reasons Why We Do It and Top Tempo Workouts Explained
Tempo workouts are slightly faster than easy ones.

It is a great workout to build strong legs and help improve your performance.


Interval Running - The Workout You Love and Hate
Personally, I hate doing intervals. They are tough.

But I love how they help improve my times! I love the occassional time I surprise myself with how strong I feel during an interval workout. Check out the page to learn more about intervals, why it is good for you and get some ideas about good interval sessions.


Fartlek Workouts -- Speed Play for Beginners (and the Advanced!)
Fartleks, also referred to as speed play, are great "go by feel" workouts in which you alternate faster and somewhat slower speed. Good way to introduce yourself to faster workouts.


Special Workout :: Yasso 800
When you are doing marathons, you have, most likely, heard of Yasso 800s. Learn more about them in my Yasso 800 article.


Special Workout :: Billat's 4x5 and Billat's 30-30
Veronique Billat is a French physiologist who constantly works on finding new ways to help you run faster. Learn about two of her special workouts in this article.



Running at Goal Pace
Goal pace workouts are very important when you get closer to race day. Learn about different goal pace workouts you can do for different distances.


Boost Your Performance with Speed Training Workouts
Speed training is undervalued by many long-distance runners. Find out ways to boost your power and running economy with these speed training workouts.

Running Programs

Beginners Running Programs
Three beginner run/walk programs to choose from.

Choose to go from 0 to 15, 20 or even 30 minutes of running with a well set-up easy-to-follow run/walk program.


Heart Rate Monitor Running Programs
Introduction to a 10k and half marathon program, both based on heart rate zone workouts (but you can easily do these programs without a heart rate monitor as well!)

The programs are:

10K Program -- A 12 Week Running Program to Your First 10K
Prerequisite for this program is being able to run about 30 minutes non-stop. Not quite there yet? Then you can aim to get there by doing one of the run/walk beginner programs on this site (link above).


Half Marathon Running Program -- A 12 Week Program to Your First Half Marathon
Prerequisite for this program is being able to run a 10k. Good first half marathon program.

Race Information

Five Tips for Running the Mile
A distance popular with high schoolers and college students. A gruelling distance, as you are going at full pelt for what feels like forever! So, one you need to know how to prepare for!


Training for the 1.5 Mile Run
Not a traditional distance for runners, but the army and police love it. I got so many questions about the 1.5 mile run that I decided to devote a section on this website about it.


Mastering the 3200m: Essential 2 Mile Running Tips and Strategies
Discover expert 2 mile running tips. Improve your endurance, speed, and technique with the comprehensive 3200m guide, designed to help you achieve your personal best in this challenging distance.


5k Running Tips - 4 Essential Tips for Running Your Best 5k
This is the right page for you if you have done a few 5k races and now want to lift your performance.


10k Running Tips - 5 Must-Read Tips for Running Your Best 10k
The 10k is a great racing distance. This article should provide you with some helpful advice about your training and your mental race preparation.


Training for a Half Marathon - 8 Running Tips That Will Help You Set Up the Best Half Marathon Schedule
With the 10k, the half marathon is my other favourite distance for racing. This page should give you a good feel about how to put together your training schedule. Includes taper, when to run slow and when to run fast, etc.


Nine Marathon Training Tips - The Marathon Guide That Will Help You Succeed
The marathon training tips page leads into a number of pages about marathoning. The marathon is an incredible challenge so what I wanted to say about it really did not fit on one page! The marathon section includes advice on your training schedule, your nutrition, taper, pacing, etc.


Top Ten Tips for Running Races - Achieve Your Best in Your Next Race
This page provides you with some general tips when you want to run races. Talks about stuff like mental attitude, race preparation, setting goals and race etiquette.

Other Running Articles

Get faster! Improve your Running Cadence
Do you know what your stride rate is? Don't? Then it is probably about 164 strides per minute, give or take a few. Learn more about running cadence and if it is important enough to worry about it.


Key to Success : Goal Pace Running
When you are serious about a race, you'll have a goal time in mind. And you will have also done some workouts to test if that goal time is realistic. This article suggests a few workouts you could do to test your racing goals.


Go for Peak Performance by applying the concepts of Periodization
Periodization is the concept of breaking up your training in blocks. Every block fills a specific purpose and contains specific workouts. All with the idea of getting you ready for your race at exactly the right time.


Four Running Tips to Improve Running Performance
You have been doing this thing for a while. Your times have been getting better as you have been getting fitter. Now, progress has stalled. Work out what you can do to keep on improving with the contents of this article.


My views on Cross-Training for Runners
Cross-training, should you do it or not? In this article I'll share my views on cross-training for runners.


The most important Running Stretches
When should you do your stretches? What stretches should you do? Check out the article for more info about warming-up and cooling-down appropriately.


All you want to know about Increasing Mileage Safely
So, how should you go about increasing your mileage? I have put together a selection of tips for you which should help you work this out quickly.


Hill Running Tips and Workouts
Did I mention before I hated interval running? Yes, I did. Well, hills are probably my second least favourite. However, they do help make you strong as anything. Learn how to deal with hills in this article.


Three Important Cross-Country Running Tips
Are you into cross-country? Then check out this page with cross-country running tips and info.


Strength Training for Runners
Strength training is a must for all runners. It helps make you stronger, prevents injuries and makes you faster. Still, not many of us make it into the weight room consistently. Check out this page for strength training benefits, tips on how to start and info on the strength training routine I have.

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