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Run Faster www.stewsmith.com   I received several e-mails last week about running faster. A few requested workouts for their two or three mile PFT runs (Army / Marine Corps respectively) and several were runners who compete 5K and 10K races on the weekends. Since all these distances use relatively the same training philosophy - short distance , faster pace - I decided to answer them all with the following track workouts. The Four mile track workout has worked for many military and short distance runners for years. This workout is basically interval training. Interval training means you run at a certain pace for a particular distance then increase the pace for a certain distance. The Four mile track workout is broken into 1/4 mile sprints and jogs and 1/8 mile sprints and jogs for a total of four miles. The workout goes as follows: 4 Mile Track Work Jog - 1 mile in 7:00 - 8:00 Three sets of: Sprint-1/4 mile as fast as you can Jog - 1/4 mile in 1:45-2:00 Six sets of: Sprint-1/8 mile Jog - 1/8 mile 1:00 Do this workout without walking to rest. The only rest you will receive is during your slower jogging pace. Try to catch your breath while you jog. Have fun with this one it is tough. Another good speed workout is called REPEATS. Simply run a certain distance as fast as you can a specified number of times. This time you get to walk to recover and catch your breath before the next sprint. You can try one of the following distances for a challenging workout: MILE REPEATS - 1 mile x 3-4 (walk 1/2 mile in between) = 3-4 miles 1/2 MILE REPEATS - 1/2 mile x 6 (walk 1/4 mile in between) = 3 miles 1/4 MILE REPEATS - 1/4 mile repeats x 12 (walk 1/8 mile in between) = 3 miles 1/8 MILE REPEATS - 1/8 mile repeat x 16 (walk 100 yds in between) = 2 miles Finally, if you have not had enough, you can try mixing shorter jogs and sprints together for a longer period of time. This type of training is great for building the speed and endurance needed for any of the PFTs or 5 or 10K races. I call them SPRINT / JOGS. Simply run about 50 yards as fast as you can then jog 50 yards fairly slow in order to catch your breath. I like doing this one where telephone poles line the road so I can just sprint form one telephone pole then jog to the next. Sprint / Jogs 50 yd sprint / 50 yd jog for 10, 20 , 30 minutes All of these workouts fantastic ways to get faster but build the needed endurance which most sprinters lack. These workouts are just a few of over hundred different workouts featured in my books, found at Stew Smith Online Store For free option - see www.stewsmithptclub.com/6weekrunningplan.pdf   Stew Smith is a former Navy SEAL and fitness author certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. If you are interested in starting a workout program to create a healthy lifestyle - check out the StewSmith.com Fitness eBook store and the Stew Smith article archive at StewSmith.com. To contact Stew with your comments and questions, e-mail him at stew@stewsmith.com.