9 Reasons You're Running Slow (and how to fix them)
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Published 2020-12-08
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If you've hit a performance plateau and started running slow, you might be suffering from one of these training and lifestyle mistakes. Here coach Jason Fitzgerald discusses other issues outside of training that can contribute to stagnating race times.
Jason Fitzgerald is a USATF running coach, 2:39 marathoner, and the founder of Strength Running (one of the web's most popular running blogs and coaching businesses). A member of the Greatist Expert Network, he's also the 2017 Men's Running Magazine's Influencer of the Year and a contributor to Competitor Magazine, Active, Runner's World, Lifehacker, and other major media.
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All Comments (21)
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Back then I run fast ,hard, no rest days and that leads me to more injury and no progress. Now 80percent of my mileage is easy, good diet, hydrate and makes me injury free and got a huge progress.
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1. Sleep more (ideally 8 hours+) 2. Reduce stress wherever possible 3. Eat enough food 4. If feeling weak, check iron levels 5. Running fast needs ideal weather (adapt training to weather conditions and rely on effort level) 6. Eat plenty of carbs in your diet 7. Do a long run each week 8. Increase your mileage (If you've been running the same amount for a long time, gradually work on building your mileage) 9. Run a variety of paces throughout the week (structured speed workouts consistently 1-2x per week and strides after easy runs)
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I am 67...not running as fast as when I was 40...my wife says it is because I am getting older...but she is not a runner...so what does she know?
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After every one of your videos I have the feeling that I gained the knowledge of a whole book in just 15 Minutes PLUS a bunch of motivation on top of it. You always provide a very comprehensive view based on your many clients instead of just "that works for me". Thank you so much for this!
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Very helpful, thanks!
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Thanks! Great content!!
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This has been a very beneficial video. Thank you very much StrengthRunning.
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I have been listening to your podcasts since April 2022. Just started watching videos past 1-2 weeks I recommend both, but personally I have noticed better concentration and retention with your videos.
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Brilliant thanks Jason
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Insightful! Thanks so much for this. 👍🏻🙏🏻⚡
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Good work Jason, all makes common sense.
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Excellent video. We all must be sure we are doing the right thing considering all these things you mentioned. Sleep, stress, eat carbs, iron levels, increasing milleage, enough calories, pace variety in trainning.
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Super helpful for this rookie- thank you
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Just discovered your channel. Great advice in this vid. I will give these a try, especially sleep!
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Thank you for your advice. It helps me a lot. The essential things are often the simplest (sleep, food ...).
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Very timely. Ran a pb in a virtual marathon in December. Killed it for the first few weeks back then started to struggle and have been on a downwards slide since. I am getting an iron infusion next week but I'm not sure if that will do the job.
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Awesome info!!!!
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60 deg Fahrenheit will be heavenly for me because over where I live, the avg. temp. is always around 80 to 90+ deg. couple with high humidity of 80+%.
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Very helpful video
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Great Video Coach , 7:00 ,Extreme weather . 60 degrees ( lol )Summer in Miami, 7:00 am ,86 degrees 90% humidity
