The Knighton Runs Podcast · Chris Knighton

78 | Four Ways I've Broken Thru A Speed Plateau This Winter

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I've set new PRs in the mile - significant PRs, ones I wasn't sure I would frankly ever break again.
Coach Chris from the Night and Runs podcast shares four specific strategies that helped him break through a multi-year speed plateau, including PRing in both the marathon (2:46) and the mile (4:45). He covers setting different goals, prioritizing quality over quantity, incorporating form drills and plyometrics, and choosing competitive races with seeded heats.

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A grounded speed reset built on variety, drills, and quality work.

Coach Chris turns a plain running chat into a focused account of how he says he got past a long speed stall. He ties that shift to moving some attention away from marathon-first training and toward mile work, then layering in more weekly variety and treating drills and…

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When your speed has plateaued, these four fixes can help you reset without guessing or forcing it.

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