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Can beginner runners fake it ‘til they make it?
Run a nine-minute 1.6km in their shoes If you’ve just taken up running, you might be hesitant to shell out your dough for high-tech sneakers and supplements marketed to elite runners – but one study published in Frontiers in Physiology wants you to think again. Researchers found that those who run slower than nine minutes per mile (approximately 1.6km) saw the greatest improvements in running speed when they enlisted other factors typically used by more advanced runners (such as investing in better footwear, drinking beet juice, and race-day style strategies). Unfortunately for seasoned runners, those who ran faster than a nine-minute mile still experienced some improvement, but their results couldn’t touch the slower group’s performance boost, suggesting that the faster you get, the harder it becomes to improve your speed.
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STRONGFITNESSMAG.COM.AU
October/November 2019
