Training for a Marathon? Why Time on Feet Is a Key Metric

According to coaches, focusing on time has key benefits for both new and experienced runners. [View in Browser]( [Runner's World Logo]( [SHOP]( [RW+ EXCLUSIVES]( [SUBSCRIBE]( 📺 What to Watch at the Olympics on Monday 🇫🇷 We are through the first weekend of track and field at the Paris Olympics, and it’s hard to believe there can be even more exciting races ahead of us. It will be hard to top the men’s and women’s 100 meter finals and Grant Fisher’s run to silver in the 10,000, but we have some electric races left: a clash in the men’s 1500, a huge rivalry to follow in the women’s 400-meter hurdles, and the marathons on tap for the upcoming weekend. Phew! But let’s slow down and focus on what you can look forward to on Monday (including more amazing finals). Race Schedule (Eastern Time) - 1:04 p.m.—Men’s 3,000 meters steeplechase heats - 1:55 p.m.—Men’s 200 meters heats - 2:45 p.m.—Women’s 200 meters semifinals - 3:15 p.m.—Women’s 5,000 meters final 🥇 - 3:47 p.m.—Women’s 800 meters final 🥇 If you thought [Friday’s men’s 10,000-meter final]( was thrilling, then find time to watch the women’s 5,000. It should be a classic. The field is so stacked that the reigning Olympic champion, [Sifan Hassan]( of the Netherlands, should be considered an outside contender for a medal. Among those she’ll be up against are the world record-holders at 1500 meters ([Faith Kipyegon]( of Kenya), 5,000 meters (Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia), and 10,000 meters (Beatrice Chebet of Kenya). Those three have shown much greater track-specific fitness this year than Hassan. [Read More](   🇱🇨 He Did What Now? Brilliant!? While going through his premeet routine on August 3, his 30th birthday, and the day before his first-round race in Paris, hurdler Freddie Crittenden aggravated an adductor muscle in his right leg. He was examined by Team USA doctors, who told him there was no damage to the muscle. He’s in pain, but he’s not hurt. Yet. So he decided to run carefully through his first Olympic race, knowing that he would have another chance on August 6 in the [repechage round]( (which is a second-chance race at the Olympics for everyone who doesn’t advance out of the first round in certain events, including the men’s 110 hurdles). Crittenden finished last in his heat in 18.27 seconds, 5 seconds behind everyone else. He consulted his coach, agents, and Team USA medical staff when he was deciding how to approach the race. He wanted to make the best choice for him, while being careful not to make it seem like he was dogging it. He wanted to give the moment—and the other competitors—the respect they deserved. “I really had to make the best choice, give it a good effort, so I’m not discrediting any athlete that’s giving it their all,” he said in the mixed zone after his heat. [Read More](   📗 The Stat: .005 Yes, 5 thousandths of a second was the difference between gold and silver for Noah Lyles of the U.S. and Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. It was such a close photo finish that Lyles said after the race he thought Thompson was the victor. [Read More](   [Training for a Marathon? Why Time on Feet Is a Key Metric]( [Training for a Marathon? Why Time on Feet Is a Key Metric]( According to coaches, focusing on time has key benefits for both new and experienced runners. [Read More](     [Can the American Men Medal in the 1500 Meters?]( [Can the American Men Medal in the 1500 Meters?]( For the first time since 1968, all three Americans made the final—and their confidence is through the roof. [Read More](   [A Short-Lived Affair With a Walking Boot]( [A Short-Lived Affair With a Walking Boot]( Miserably sidelined because of an injury, a runner attempts to make a relationship work. [Read More](     [Results from Track and Field at the 2024 Paris Olympics]( [Results from Track and Field at the 2024 Paris Olympics]( The best in the world are competing on the purple track at the Stade de France. [Read More](   [‘There Are Going to Be People Walking:’ A Look at the Grueling Olympic Marathon Course]( [‘There Are Going to Be People Walking:’ A Look at the Grueling Olympic Marathon Course]( Getting to run by all those historic spots requires some epic climbs and descents. [Read More](       [Why Sydney McLaughin-Levrone is Already a GOAT at Age 24]( [Why Sydney McLaughin-Levrone is Already a GOAT at Age 24]( She set the world record in the 400-meter hurdles—for a fifth time—in a mesmerizing performance at the Olympic Trials. [Read More](   [Sign up for Runner's World+ today!](   [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( [Need Assistance? Contact Us.](mailto:rwmembership@runnersworld.com) Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Runner's World is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazines, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779