3 Tricks for Running Harder and Longer.(1)

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How to move faster and go your farthest distance yet.

This article was written by Mackenzie Lobby and repurposed with permission from Men's Health.

While fatigue manifests itself in aching muscles, shorter strides, and decreasing speed, your mind is actually the culprit behind your tiring body. Science has found that your brain is hardwired to slow you down and keep some energy in reserve so you don't run out of fuel. There are simple training tactics you can use to deceive your brain and utilize some of that unused energy, though. Try them during your next workout to run farther and faster than ever before.

Break Up Your Mileage
Interval workouts feel less unwieldy than a long run. "Breaking any long run into more manageable chunks of distance makes it seem like you’re notrunning as far," says Jason Fitzgerald, a 2:39 marathoner and founder of Strength Running in Washington, D.C. "When you divide it into a warmup—fast repetitions, recovery intervals, and a cool down—the total mileage seems less daunting."

You can go harder during those short intervals than you would when just doing a steady run for the same distance, too. This increases your VO2 max—how efficiently you take in oxygen to turn calories into energy—so you can push your body farther and faster, according to research from the Mayo Clinic.