Run Long, Run Healthy — May 17, 2024
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Intervals Made Easier = You Get Faster
Here’s a Reddit post for a training method that the main proponent calls the “Easy Interval Method,” EIM. He’s trying to sell a program, so buyer beware.
But reading what’s here is free, and interesting, and you can put the pieces together yourself.
Klaus Lok believes that too many midpack runners spend too much time running slow and easy, which of course is a great way to train yourself to run slow. But what if you want to get faster?
Since Lok has won 24 Dutch national championships from 1500 meters (3:38) to 10,000 meters (28:24), he’s got plenty of credibility. He also says that his coach developed many of the EIM principles from interval wizard Mihaly Igloi.
In this article, Lok proposes an alternative to slow, easy training. He says his approach is simpler, builds fitness…
