Paradox: a situation or statement that seems impossible or is difficult to understand because it contains two opposite facts or characteristics: Examples: - Running is fun. - That was such an awesome race, my muscles were crying.

Information on running form can leave one feeling insecure and confused about how you run. To help you I have summarized the basic essentials to pay attention to in the infographic below. Don't over think it, pay attention to your body and think "run easy".

In part 3 of our series on speed training for beginners, I give sample workouts for each type of speed training mentioned in part 2. For each type I give a beginner, intermediate and advanced workout.

Part two discusses the various types of sessions you can do to get faster. I always find hills and fartleks the safest and most fun to start out with.

Welcome to this three part series on speed workouts for beginners. I will be giving you useful information to get you going safely with speedwork and to keep you going, onwards and upwards. -Part 1 - Priming the body for faster work. -Part 2 - Different types of speed sessions. -Part 3 - Sample workouts for beginners.

Hills are in my personal opinion the best go to for improving speed. They are relatively safe as the incline keeps you from sprinting too fast and together with speed they also improve leg strength and running form (both important contributors to speed).

We have all been there, deadlines, exams, long work hours, lack of sleep, worry, stress, anxiety...keep going going going, no time to run. Yet, this is exactly the time when you will benefit most from pressing pause and going for a run!

One of the most frequent training tips I find myself giving to runners who are struggling in long races, is to simply do more non-stop runs.

Running gear and devices have changed significantly over the last decade, but below the moisture wicking layers of watches, phone holders, heart rate straps and hydration packs, runners are still the same crazy, obsessed, special humans that they have also been. And non-runners still don't get us!