tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15065223.post210401437735776104..comments2023-07-01T16:13:56.795+01:00Comments on Marathon Exploits: Balla 8kmBeerMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16318017735369511994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15065223.post-81849109545730364842012-06-09T11:39:07.383+01:002012-06-09T11:39:07.383+01:00Sorry Anon, I forgot to answer this...I started ru...Sorry Anon, I forgot to answer this...I started running track sessions from July 2007 and that's when my speed improved significantly. Within a year I had taken nearly 2 mins off my 10km time (down to 33:30).<br /><br />With regards to the 5km, I didn't really start racing that distance until 2010 and that was when I could run 3:0x in a race.<br /><br />As well as track sessions, I used to run a monthly 3km time trial when training in Australia. Between 2007 and 2009 I got my 3km time down from 10:22 to 8:58. So the intervals plus the 3km time trails both helped to develop speed.<br /><br />I rarely raced 1500m. Only a couple of times from memory.BeerMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16318017735369511994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15065223.post-55685543443034726292012-05-21T15:21:38.171+01:002012-05-21T15:21:38.171+01:00Very tasty run! How many years did it take before ...Very tasty run! How many years did it take before you got your first 3:0x split in, say, a 5k race? <br /><br />I've run 17:15 for 5km, but can't seem to hold 3:20 pace for that long despite being able to run 9:55 for 3km. Also, did you race over 1,500 and 3,000 to increase the speed or was it from interval training alone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com