{"id":1401,"date":"2024-01-24T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/completeathlete.uk\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2024-01-24T16:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T16:31:38","slug":"tune-up-your-running-kenyan-style-%f0%9f%87%b0%f0%9f%87%aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/completeathlete.uk\/tune-up-your-running-kenyan-style-%f0%9f%87%b0%f0%9f%87%aa\/","title":{"rendered":"Tune UP Your Running: Kenyan Style\u00a0\ud83c\uddf0\ud83c\uddea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I used to refuse to talk on runs\u2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Lawrence, the anti-social runner (c. 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Back when I started running just over 3 years ago, there was only one thing I hated more than running – that was talking while running\u2026 \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just saw talking while running as something that made running feel difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I completely missed the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easy running was meant to be so damn easy that you could have a full blown conversation while you run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that completely shattered my egotistical ways of running an \u2018easy\u2019 pace that was way too fast to make any meaningful aerobic gainz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s safe to say, I\u2019m now more than happy to have a chat on a run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I get onto how good or bad your conversation ability should be at other paces, let\u2019s take a quick detour to Kenya\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Kenyan Key to Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There are two ways of determining how fast your sessions should be run at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n