Surprising Advice: Skip Sprints and Try This One Thing Instead
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You might have heard that all runners should sprint. But is that really true?
Today, we're talking about sprinting, and whether endurance runners should be doing it. You'll learn:
- What a sprint actually is, and where strides fit in
- What the research says about fast, short efforts for distance runners, and what it has not shown yet, and I’ll go over
- The five benefits of strides, the most common mistakes, and exactly how to do them
Welcome to the Planted Runner. I’m Coach Claire Bartholic and my mission is to help you improve your running, your mindset, and your life with science-backed training and plant-based nutrition.
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