Submitted by Wildrunner on 01 December 2016
Slowing down not because you’re out of breath but because your legs can’t go anymore? There are a number of reasons why your legs can’t keep up with your cardio. As your hit 40 this increasing becomes a problem and can easily be addressed. Jenny Hadfield has some points to try alleviate the tired legs and get you back on the run hitting new PBs.
1 Run less often and with higher quality
Jenny recommends only running 3-4 times a week but having a higher quality run. Split your days between speed workouts, tempo runs, long runs and easy runs.