Tri Training Tips: Importance of Repetition in 10K Preparation

Tri Training Tips is a weekly web feature to help USAT members take their training to the next level. A new training tip will be posted every Thursday, so check this page weekly.

October 30, 2008

How to Run a Fast 10k (Part III)
By Sergio Borges, USAT LIII Coach

In this series of training tips, I’ll be talking about a couple of the basic techniques that have been used by several short and long distance champions but are often forgotten by most Elite and Age Group athletes.

• Better anticipate training: For Age Group athletes especially, repetition is a predictable and structured routine that you can adhere to without compromising sound training principles, while making more efficient use of your time.
• Track performance: With repetitions, athletes don’t need to undergo physiological testing or test themselves over race distances in training – instead, their training ensures that you can track their improvements in each sport every week.