Monday, November 1, 2010

More Training Tips...not tested, just found

Some training information.  I will keep looking for websites with training information.  If anyone has a site or training plan they have used, please let me know.  As of now, I'm going to be focusing on the first 3 sites for myself.  I'll provide critiques as I go...if anyone is interested.

Though we are only running 5-7 miles at a time, the altitude and time of day (everyone should plan on running in the middle of the night) will make it much tougher.  I would recommend that everyone trains at much longer distances, making the 3 legs of the relay much easier.

Thanks,
Adam

Marathon Guide.com: a good site, specifically at the bottom of the home page.  The distance recommendations, as well as training times, make sense.
http://www.marathonguide.com/training/index.cfm

Run the Planet: some good recommendations, specifically on distance increase (b/w 5-10% per week).  Good all around information about running distance.
http://www.runtheplanet.com/trainingracing/training/distancerunning.asp

Time To Run: 6 Building Blocks of Long Distance Running
http://www.time-to-run.com/training/articles/blocks.htm

Distance Running Tips: A series of articles on distance running and common issues put together by two long-time runners
http://www.distance-running-tips.com/

About.com Info: Focused mainly on marathon training, though the long-distance concepts apply.  About.com is a search engine, so it has many links.
http://running.about.com/od/distancerunningtips/LongDistance_Running_Tips.htm



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