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Stop Just "Running Faster"; Here's How Speed Work Actually Works
Stop Just "Running Faster"; Here's How Speed Work Actually Works
Trying to get faster by just pushing every run a little harder? That's actually working against you. Coach Amanda Brooks explains why alternating true easy days with focused hard workouts — strides, tempo runs, and intervals — is what actually makes runners faster, and how to add them in without getting hurt.
By Rashelle Brown
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