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May 2023
58m 52s

*s3/e16 Training by Time vs Distance wit...

Elisabeth Scott
About this episode

Should you train by TIME or train by DISTANCE? ...or both? Coach Elisabeth breaks down time-based vs distance-based training, the pros and cons of each, and what we're ACTUALLY targeting in our training

  • Training plans written to time vs distance
  • WHY and WHEN time vs distance is more appropriate
  • Distance-based training applied to athletes of different paces
  • What happens on runs of different lengths
  • Workouts of different distances vs durations
  • How to convert a distance-based plan into a time-based one
  • and more!

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