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5 Essential Hill Workouts That Make You Faster
Ready to embrace a good climb? Here are five of Coach Jenny's favorite workouts to help you become a hill lover, not a fighter.
By Jenny Hadfield
23 Strategies for Running Your Best 5K
To run your best 5K, your need to combine running with strength and power training. Learn how, plus more strategies to race your fastest 5K.
By Sabrina Grotewold
How Often Should You Race During Marathon Training?
Racing whether to race at all and how often during a marathon preparatory period is a controversial topic among coaches. Here's an end to the deb...
By Pete Rea
Is Your Training Pace Fast Enough?
To get faster, you'll need to work the aerobic and anaerobic systems. Here's how you can incorporate a variety of workouts so you can avoid a perfo...
By Jason Fitzgerald
How to Prep the Week Before Your First Race
Start prepping for your first race at least a week before. Here's what you need to do and eat to perform at your best.
By Jennifer Van Allen
Double Days: What They Are and How to Reap the Benefits
Doing more than one workout a day is designed to improve your fitness. As long as it's done intelligently, the more results you'll see long term. H...
By Caitlin Chock
The Best Race-Week 5K Workout
You're one week away from a 5K, and it's your goal to run the best time you can. Complete this workout during race week to prime your body to race ...
By Jason Fitzgerald
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Pete Rea has been the head coach at ZAP Fitness, a Reebok-sponsored Team USA Training Center, since the facility's opening in 2002
