July Is Here: It is Time to Set the Groundwork for Fall Marathon Success

Are you aiming for a big marathon personal best this fall?

July marks the start of many marathon training plans and that is why we are thrilled to bring you five new marathon base-building workouts. 

These workouts range from steady tempos, strength-building hills, and intervals to help you lay the foundation you need to train strong and race even stronger this fall. 

Let’s dive into the new workouts released this month.

Fitness Foundations for Your Next Base Training Phase

Discover new workouts specifically designed to support your base training phase. Each session is built to help you develop aerobic strength, boost overall fitness, and lay the groundwork for a successful training cycle ahead.

• Firecracker Fitness: You will start with a 15 minute warmup. Then you will run five sets of 1 minute at your 5K power with 1 minute easy, three sets of 2 minutes at your 10K power with 80 seconds easy, and five sets of 30 seconds at your 5K power with 1 minute easy. You will end with a 15 minute cooldown.
• Hill Finisher: You will start with a 30 minute easy run. Then, you will run three sets of 30 seconds uphill at your 5K power with 1 minute jog downhill, 3 minutes at your half marathon power uphill with 90 seconds jog downhill, and 30 seconds at your 5K power uphill with 1 minute jog downhill. You will end with a 5 minute easy cooldown.
• Tempo Boost: You will start with a 15 minute warmup. Then, you will run four sets for 3 minutes at your marathon power with 3 minutes uptempo. You will end with a 10 minute cooldown.
• Fitness Foundation: You will start with a 15 minute warmup. Then, you will run two sets of two minutes at your 10K power with 80 seconds easy, 10 minutes at your marathon power with 3 minutes easy, and three sets of 30 seconds at your 5K power with 1 minute easy. You will end with a 15 minute cooldown.
• Base Builder: You will start with a 15 minute warmup. Then, you will run 2K at your marathon power with three minutes easy and finish with four sets of 200 meter repeats at your 10K down to your 5K power with 200 meter recovery jog in between. You will end with a 15 minute cooldown. 

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