The 7 Most Common Running Mistakes
(and How to Fix Them)

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The 7 Most Common Running Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

Tap any mistake to open its short video, the breakdown, and a this, instead of this workout so you can see the fix, not just read it.

1

Your long run is doing less than you think

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

[Placeholder] Why long, slow, shapeless miles under-build the exact system your goal race needs, and what a long run workout actually does instead. (Draft copy pending.)

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
[e.g. 18 mi easy, one pace, start to finish]
Why it falls short (placeholder).
✓ Do this
[e.g. 18 mi with the last 8 at goal-marathon effort]
Why it works (placeholder).
2

You're chasing the wrong mileage number

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

[Placeholder] The mileage misconceptions. More isn't automatically better, and the number that actually moves your PR isn't the one on the sticker. (Draft copy pending.)

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
[placeholder]
Why it falls short (placeholder).
✓ Do this
[placeholder]
Why it works (placeholder).
3

What you call speed work isn't speed work

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

[Placeholder] What true speed work is versus the tempo-in-disguise most runners call "speed." (Draft copy pending.)

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
[placeholder]
Why it falls short (placeholder).
✓ Do this
[placeholder]
Why it works (placeholder).
4

Your easy runs are sabotaging your hard days

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

[Placeholder] Easy runs too easy or not easy enough, and how the wrong easy day quietly steals from your hard day. (Draft copy pending.)

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
[placeholder]
Why it falls short (placeholder).
✓ Do this
[placeholder]
Why it works (placeholder).
5

Your tempo should probably be intervals BONUS

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

If you can run 6 miles at marathon pace and you can't run a step faster, holding that pace isn't teaching you anything new. You're just proving what you can already do. Break it up and you get to practice the part that actually wins races: closing and pushing.

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
6 miles continuous at marathon pace
Only rehearses holding a pace you already own. No practice pushing past it.
✓ Do this
6 x 1 mile at marathon pace, cutting each rep down
Same total work, but now you practice closing and pushing, rep after rep.
6

Bonus mistake #6 (TBD) BONUS

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

[Placeholder. Bonus mistake to be decided. This should be a "you'd never think of this" one, per the brief.]

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
[placeholder]
✓ Do this
[placeholder]
7

Bonus mistake #7 (TBD) BONUS

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Video (placeholder)

The breakdown

[Placeholder. Bonus mistake to be decided.]

This, instead of this

✗ What most runners do
[placeholder]
✓ Do this
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