Speedwork?! FUN?? Usually we don’t hear those 2 words in the same sentence. Because sometimes everything hurts and you are dying. Not really, but you get it. True, it can be tough to bust it out whether you are on the track or the treadmill…but here are a few ways you can actually have fun with going faster.
1. Get you some sweet jams to rock out to. Here are 10 of my favorite songs for speedwork. I promise you ‘Turbulence’ will get your blood pumping in no time.
2. Smile while you are doing it. Did you know that smiling actually makes you a more efficient runner? Who says you can’t have FUN and work HARD all at the same damn time?
3. Run the mile you are in. Or the lap or what have you. It can be discouraging especially while doing speedwork to think of how far you have to go or to constantly stare at your watch. LET GO. Run free.
4. Focus on your form. Here are a few ways you can make minor adjustments to make major differences.
5. Pretend there is a handsome hunk (or hot chick, not leaving out my fellas) at the end of that run with a frozen margarita in his or her hand. Hey, that always works for me.
What are a few things you do to make speedwork (or whatever type of run) more fun?
thedancingrunner 
Meet at the track with friends! It’s nice to have people to suffer with. You can sometimes chase them and use them as a hare, or you can imagine them right on your tail and hold them off. Both ways can lead to some fast times 🙂
Absolutely!!
Maybe I am an odd duck but I love speedwork. I love the pain of it and knowing what it is doing for me. I would rather do speedwork than a lsd run anyday! lol
I love it too! I love both speed and long, I guess that’s why I enjoy racing ultras and marathons! 😉 Gets the adrenaline going!! Glad we have some speed demons in the bunch!
You are really inspiring me a great deal, thank you for your wonderful postings.
Oh that is very thoughtful and nice of you to say. I appreciate you for reading and commenting!! Run happy!!
Haha I’ll take the last one:)
I knew you would!! LOL!!
good post
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