Jump to: What Makes a Runner Ready for Advanced Workouts? 5 Advanced Workouts to Build Marathon Speed Getting faster doesn’t come from one single type of workout . Race-day speed is built by balancing different efforts the right way. Long runs lay the endurance foundation with slow, steady time on feet . Short intervals sharpen top-end speed. Threshold efforts stretch your ability to hold faster paces without tipping into burnout. But within each of those workout types, there are levels. You wouldn’t ask a first-time marathon runner to do a 20-mile long run with tempo miles in the middle. For a newer runner, that could put too much strain on the body too soon into their running journey. But for the experienced runner chasing a new PR, the same session might be exactly the workout needed to build the power and endurance required to run their best race. That’s not the only way for experienced marathoners to build more fitness for race day.…