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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Ya Ya Ya Subject: RE: Question for the MASTER coaches visiting the boards: How do you develop that blazing finishing speed in a miler????????? Body: I have had good success in developing a good kick by tacking on 'finishing speed' sessions at the end of what I call tempo runs. (2 to 4 mile runs at 5K pace + 25 sec per mile) I do all my tempo runs on the track. I feel that this really helps to mentally and physically prepare a middle distance runner to be able to have another gear when they are tired. After the tempo session, walk one lap in about 5+ minutes. Then run the 'finishing speed' session. Early on in the training cycle, the 'finishing speed' session is 5 x 200m with a slow walk back to the start. The target pace for the 200's is 1 or 2 seconds slower than current 400m race pace. As the weeks in the training cycle get to the middle of the cycle, the 'finishing speed' session changes to 5 x 150m at current 400m race pace. Then in the final weeks of the training cycle, the 'finishing speed' session becomes 5 x 100m at faster than current 400m race pace. (I use a rolling start on these). Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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