RTTC #60 Run Slow to Run Fast - What It Means and Why It Works

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In this episode of Running to the Castle I’m explaining what “run slow to run fast” actually means and who it works for.

This means that 80% of your running should be a conversational, slow pace. The other 20% you can push your limits.

Running slow works for runners with

• Knee pain
• Old knee injuries that flare up
• Difficulty breaking through a specific pace
• Goals of running faster

Listen to the podcast to know how slow, actually pace-wise, you should run, and what kind of speed workouts to do if you’re using run-walk intervals.

When you run fast over and over again for every training run it’s like pulling all nighters in college night after night… it works fine for a few runs (or a few nights) but it’s not sustainable. You can’t do it all the time, it’s going to catch up to you.

If you push yourself running fast every run you are actually going to get slower.

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  Hi, I'm Dr. Ali
  I've been running for 15+ years and been in the rehab space since 2012 when I earned my Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. I get injury prone runDisney runners across the finish line without feeling broken.