Are you on the hunt for 10km training tips that'll help you chip down your time? It's one of the most popular race distances right now, but pacing yourself to beat a previous best isn't necessarily about banking more runs each week. While there are plenty of guides out there detailing and , we recently spoke to record-breaking Team GB athlete and 10km runner Eilish McColgan to get her top tips - and it's fair to say she knows a thing or two about pacing yourself to a personal best. She really knows her stuff when it comes to training your body to improve over the 10km distance - so much so, that she holds the record for the fastest 10km run at a Commonwealth Games by a female.
While it's certainly manageable for most people to train for and run 10 kilometres (or 6.2 miles), improving your time over said distance can be tricky. It's not quite short enough to go full pelt, you see, but also not as long as, say, a half marathon, where you can maintain a steadier pace over the distance and still finish with an impressively speedy time.
is one of the key factors she mentions below, and something that I've sworn by over the last four years or so to chip my running times down. But there are several other tips and tricks below which will come in handy if you are looking to improve your time. Of course, running is about far more than the pace or distance - countless studies document the , from improved cardio fitness, to boosted and more.
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