The Four Pillars of Running Training

In this episode, Finlay and Jack talk through four key components of running training:

1. Frequency
2. Consistency
3. Duration
4. Intensity

Explaining how constructing your running training plan around these four pillars – week-to-week and month-to-month – will lend to aerobic development and improvement. 

In covering frequency and consistency, they touch on the importance of creating habits and routine by sticking to designated 'run days' as far as possible. In covering duration and intensity, they warn against the potential risks of a 'feast or famine' type approach, where massive weeks are followed by weeks of very little activity and the 'catch-up' mentality kicks in.

You'll hear why incorporating different types of runs into your training, from interval runs to long runs and recovery runs, is key to getting the right balance of duration vs intensity, producing adaptions (your body's physiological response to training), and avoiding plateau and injury.  

For anyone seeking to get the most out of their summer running and/or starting to think about how to build towards autumn marathons – the content of this episode should be very helpful.

To get in touch, email: thepod@run4it.com.