Running Speed Workouts for Beginners with Mario Fraioli
Super excited to introduce Mario Fraioli, a Bay Area-based running coach who works with a number of Olympic Trials-level marathoners, internationally ranked ultrarunners, and competitive age-group athletes on the Healthy Runner LIVE show!!!!
He also writes and publishes the Morning Shakeout, a weekly email newsletter and podcast that covers running and other topics that interest him.
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Listen to the Podcast Episode during your next run!
Mario talked about speed workouts for runners and answered some common questions like these:
- How can a beginner increase running speed?
- Should beginner runners do speed work?
- What exercises improve running speed?
- What are some speed workouts for distance runners?
Click this link to learn more about the 7 running drills Mario talked about in this episode: https://medium.com/@mariofraioli/seven-running-drills-you-should-be-doing-d7bdbf0a0409
Click this previous episode to learn more about the 3 most common types of runs you should be doing as a runner: https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/types-of-runs/
Click this previous episode to learn more about finding your running pace with Coach Lu: https://sparkhealthyrunner.com/what-pace-should-i-run/
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