Although I would have preferred to include 800m-1500m discussion in Run Faster, there wasn’t a market for it at the time. The following may prove to be useful for those who are interested in learning more about it.
If you have spent any time reviewing elite program training in the 800m, chances are you’ve seen a [...]

I have gotten quite a few questions about racing well in the mud (10-12km) vs. a faster cross country surface. The first thing to understand is that the two most important things to racing well in cross country are the connection to strength endurance and power endurance related to your aerobic support (normally 4mmol threshold) [...]

The following is adapted from the book, “Run Faster From the 5k to the Marathon : How to be your own best coach”. Authored by Brad Hudson.
After a bad race or two, or a spell of sub-par training, it’s common to think, “I don’t feel fit.” Unfortunately, it’s also common to resolve to ramp [...]

Every runner I coach does regular sessions of short hill sprints. Should you? Well, these brief, maximal-intensity effort against gravity offer two key benefits …

An excerpt from Run Faster: From 5K to the Marathon
 Every elite coach has a training philosophy. Mine is called adaptive running. It is based on my belief that a responsive, evolving, creative approach to training is better than an approach that is too structured and formulaic. Simply put, there is no single training formula that [...]

Taking a look back this week at an article published by Running Times Magazine in 2005. Four years later, many of the same principles for success are still found within targeted training. The general idea remains the same — “Everything Matters”.
By Jonathan Beverly
As featured in the September 2005 issue of Running Times Magazine
Training the Brad Hudson way [...]