Surging Workouts to Increase Your Running Speed and Race Performance
Think back to your last competitive race. Did you run exactly the same pace throughout your race? Probably not. Even if your race strategy was to run even pacing you still almost certainly threw in frequent surges when you challenged your fellow competitors or answered one of their challenges. I have no doubt that you surged in the final 200 to 400 meters to the finish line. Surging is a critical part of running and racing success. Like any other part of running, surging is something that you should practice and train for to increase your running speed and race pace. Many of the running workouts you're already doing have surging components. Fast finish runs, compound sets, supersets and fartlek training all include some form of surging. Would you like to perform some surging workouts that are specifically designed to improve your ability to surge during races? Here are some information and tips on good specific surging workouts that will improve your race performance, increase your running speed and help you set new PR's.
