Unlocking Speed: Essential Training Tips for a Powerful Finishing Kick 🔥 - The Run Experience

Unlocking Speed: Essential Training Tips for a Powerful Finishing Kick 🔥 - The Run Experience

Intro

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Key Points

  • Build a speed & power portfolio with high‑intensity sessions such as hill sprints, short interval runs, and tempo runs.
  • Consistency matters: progress the load over 3 weeks, then take a recovery (adaptation) week on the 4th week to avoid overtraining.
  • Prioritize flexibility & mobility – dynamic stretches, leg swings, hip openers, and ankle circles keep your range of motion ready for an explosive kick.
  • Add strength work (deadlifts, Bulgarian split squats, bench press) to support the muscles used in fast finishes and reduce injury risk.

Workout Example

Hill Sprint Session (3‑week build)

  1. Warm‑up with easy jog + 4–6 strides.
  2. Week 1: 6 × 15‑second hill sprints, jog 2 min recovery between each.
  3. Week 2: 8 × 15‑second hill sprints, same 2 min jog recovery.
  4. Week 3: 10 × 15‑second hill sprints, 2 min jog recovery.
  5. Week 4: Swap to a steady hill run (moderate effort) for active recovery before the next block. All intervals are time‑based, so you can use any hill or flat surface you prefer.

Closing Note

Give this finishing‑kick routine a go, tweak the sprint lengths or recovery to match your current fitness, and track your paces in the Pacing app. You’ll feel the speed boost at the end of every run—go ahead and unleash that powerful kick!


References

Workout - Finishing Kick Hill Sprints

  • 12min @ 6'00''/km
  • 5 lots of:
    • 100m @ 3'00''/km
  • 6 lots of:
    • 15s @ 0'30''/km
    • 2min rest
  • 12min @ 6'30''/km
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