Running Speed Work

Speedwork need not be a mystery — here are all the basic types of speed workouts and how to add them to your training to become a faster runner.

Emily Sisson and her coach share the training, key workouts, and race strategies that got her ready for her dominant win at the Olympic Trials 10,000m and headed to Tokyo strong and confident.

A look inside the training group of U.S. Olympians Paul Chelimo, Hilary Bor and Benard Keter, plus some of their key workouts on the road to Tokyo.

Want to break up a tempo workout and get all the benefits? Try these short cruise intervals.

Your weekly guided tour of the best new research and articles on running from around the web.

Four challenging — and fun — speed workouts that don't require you to figure out how to get to a track.

This 54-year-old runner is shooting for a 4-hour marathon. He's got a solid start and great habits, but we think he can mix it up a bit more.

Training for the mile will make you a better runner at every distance. Racing the mile will take you to places you've never been before. Here's how to do both, plus advice from Olympic mile medalist Leo Manzano.

Try this famously fast and wicked workout used by Steve Prefontaine and Galen Rupp to hone speed endurance.

A test to predict what you could run in a mile race today, that doubles as a unique workout.

This challenging interval workout is perfect for sharpening road warriors to run the mile, or just to keep you in touch with speed.

Coach David Roche explores the benefits of hill workouts and explains eight of his favorites, from the T. Rex to the Quad Blaster.