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How to Use the Gym for Athletic Performance Training at MTVAC

Spring is here and so is race season! All the time you need to train for the starting line of a 5k or 10k is 30 days! You've got this!

Have a month? According to competitor.com, that’s all the time you need to train for the starting line of a 5k or 10k.

The trick is to make the most of your workouts. Plan to run six days a week and mix in threshold workouts with recovery runs, race pace runs and pure volume runs. Because the threshold and race pace runs are focused around timing, the treadmills at the gym are perfect for learning – and staying on – your pace!

Strength Training for Runners

If you think athletic performance training for a race is all about hitting the pavement, you’re wrong. Strength training is essential for fitness improvement and staying injury-free!

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Learn the Top 6 Exercises for Runners and Athletic Performance Training and find a local race to enter, HERE!

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