Training
The questions that come up mid-block: how long the long run should be, what cadence does, when to push and when not to.
All pages
- Running cadence180 steps per minute is an elite race-pace average, not a target. What cadence does, how to measure yours, and how strides and two form cues raise it.6 min read
- How far is a 5K?A 5K is 5 km, or 3.107 miles: 12.5 laps of a track. How long it takes to run or walk one, the median finish time, and an 8-week plan to get there.4 min read
- How long is a marathon?A marathon is 42.195 km, or 26 miles 385 yards. What that distance costs in training time, how long it takes to run, and why it is that exact number.5 min read
Reading about training is not training.
Runsy turns the advice on these pages into your actual week.
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