Running Terms for Beginner Runners

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Running Terms for Beginner Runners

Started running and heard all those unknown, plain weird, or even funny terms?
What's Pace? Fartlek? Stride?

Improve your vocabulary as you improve your running!
BUT
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To be more efficient, safe from injury, and run comfortably.

FORM

The way you position and hold your body while running.

 

PACE

The amount of time it takes to cover a mile or kilometer.

 

WARM-UP

Warming-up the body pre-run.

 

COOLDOWN

Slow movements or stretching that allows the heart rate to return to its normal state.

 

CADENCE

The total number of steps per minute while running.

 

STRIDE

Forward steps taken while running; "short sprints".

 

FOOTSTRIKE

How your foot hits the ground.

 

FARTLEK

A mixture of slow running, running at a moderate pace and short, fast bursts.

 

INTERVALS

Alternating of high and low intensity speeds during a run.

 

SPLITS

A race's total time divided into smaller parts.

 

STATIC STRETCHING

Stretching a muscle or group of muscles in their most lengthened position and then holding it for a certain period.

 

DYNAMIC STRETCHING

A form of stretching that requires movement and muscular effort; "active stretching".


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