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Originally Posted by Broadsword2004
Instead, I go to a baseball field and run it really fast all the way from one end to the other, then jog back to recover, then run it really fast back down, etc....about how many times, on average, should I do this to develop the endurance to maintain a 7 min/mile pace for 6 miles?
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what you are doing is fartlek training...a good way to develop speed for endurance runners...not necessarily good for developing endurance...when done with a sadistic training partner (one with more endurance and speed than you) fartleks do a great job of developing the muscle between the ears...
a little light reading...
http://www.brianmac.demon.co.uk/fartlek.htm
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