5 Ways to Run Faster Without Using More Energy

In this video, we break down five game-changing tactics to run faster & improve your marathon times without burning more energy. Learn practical race day tips to enhance your running economy, redirect more fuel to your pumping legs and utilizing the course layout to run faster than ever!
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00:00 Intro
00:45 How to Run Good Tangents
01:50 Run Faster with Road Features
03:00 What is Running Economy?
03:31 Boosting Running Economy by 2-8%
04:47 Role of Glucose During a Marathon
05:47 Reducing Cognitive Load
06:30 The Fastest Running Shoe
Video Resources:
Paper 1: The effects of facial expression and relaxation cues on movement economy,
physiological, and perceptual responses during running cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cron...
Paper 2: Effects of resistance training on running economy and cross-country performance pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23698...
Paper 3: Improvement in Running Economy After 6 Weeks of Plyometric Training pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12580...
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[@thejeffinvade]

And smiling during the run actually works. No joke. I found out If I smile during my run, my HR will actually decrease. I listen to my favorite comedians during my long run to help me pass the time and run faster.

[@craigkopra2128]

I listen to plenty of comedic podcasts, mainly during the workday. Maybe listening to Radiohead is too relaxing and I need to implement that smile strategy.

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

What a great idea! 😂

[@hldixon4626]

so good thank you!!

[@avifvideo]

Excellent….what an excellent set of advices…thanks !

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

You’re welcome 😇

[@triathlontimmy]

That's a clever idea - to intentionally step and push off forward sloping surfaces. Around my neighborhood there are driveway aprons all over the place.

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Great minds think alike Tim 😅

[@bev9708]

As a language teacher I often say my smile is my most important tool!! I genuinely thought I was smiling the entire way through my last marathon, all my races actually, but admit I was totally shocked when I saw the photos, my face just looked like suffering!!!😂😂 Well, I felt like I was smiling anyway, but now I'll try harder in the future. Great video Brodie, and with that title it should get lots of views too!😂🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

I think if you feel like you’re smiling it still counts 😃

[@bev9708]

@@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe Oh for sure, I can feel it!!!

[@chrism589]

Just in time for my marathon tomorrow. I have spent the last week thinking about about splits and pace in km and miles. Need to switch off. Fortunately just going to concentrate on 5k splits now and see how it goes.

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Best of luck Chris! 👏 have fun

[@craigkopra2128]

Some marathons, like Philadelphia Marathon, the pen/corral one would be in is assigned when they register for the race by providing their projected finishing time. The issue with no pens/corrals is there are many people (usually slower) that decide to start wherever they want or they do not notice the pacers or the banners that have a starting location. Weirdly enough, in my practice weekend long runs I am far more mentally relaxed than race day and I can feel the difference.

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Good points Craig! No denying nerves and emotional state are different on event day. Breathing techniques, calming strategies, self talk and acceptance are good practices in these moments.

[@AHealthyMove]

Road reflectors 😮 I forgot about these… I don’t think I’ve seen any of them over here in Singapore though. Love your tips Brodie!

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Haha I have no idea what it’s like for the rest of the world 😅

[@alanshrimpton6787]

I'm going to need to turn to the smiling brigade. Been sick and missed my last 3 runs and probably just turning the corner. 3 weeks tomorrow until race day so I've tapered a week early. Any suggestions?

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Sorry to hear you’re unwell Alan. A lot of things need to align to have a great race performance. Some of which are out of your control. When things don’t align perhaps it’s worth accepting this reality and just go out on race day while still giving it a go but having fun at the same time. There will always be another race.

[@alanshrimpton6787]

@@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe haha. When is a marathon fun in reality? It's a hurt fest. Training had been solid and done a couple of 35km and a few 32km. I'll try and ride my fitness in to the end. And smile.

[@thejeffinvade]

Speaking of racing line, I have a question for you. I am aiming for a 3:20 marathon in 9 days. I am confident that my time is conservative enough that it is very achievable. I am wondering which corral should I start with. The red corral cut off is 3:30. Orange corral expected finish time is from 3:30-4:00. Should I start at the back of the red corral after all the faster runners, or should I start at the front of orange corral so I don't need to wave in and out of the crowd?

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

Wow that’s awesome! Looking forward to hearing how you go! 👏 I don’t have the answer but if I were you I’d probably start at the front of orange. I wouldn’t want to get too swept up with all the faster runners and unintentionally start out of the gates too quickly.

[@bev9708]

Brodie's point is so valid about getting swept away in the beginning, BUT if you're talking about a huge marathon with tens of thousands of runners, I would totally go towards the back of the faster coral 'cause it's utterly exhausting endlessly trying to get through, around, and dodge like bumper cars!! Not to mention the odd traffic jam!!

[@thejeffinvade]

​@@bev9708 They expect 6,000 runners in the full marathon and 12,500 in the half. I have run the same marathon last year, albeit only a half. Half and full share the same start and most of the first half route. I started in orange corral last year and I didn't need to dodge too many runners.

[@thejeffinvade]

@@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe I started with B corral, which is supposed to be 3:15-3:30 pace. I finished the half in 1:39:01, finished my first marathon in 3:19:55. 😂 5s faster than my plan, but now I get to tell everyone I did it in 3:19, not 3:20. I took a stumble and fell just 9K in. No one was near me, on flat pavement too. I did it all by myself, I was zoning out and didn't lift my feet enough. Thankfully nothing was broken, just a little cut on the knee. But the fall did wake me up. And I run 42.51Km according to my watch, shorter than most other runners of the same race on Strava. I tried the tangent line the whole way, but sometime that means I had to run though other people to get to the other side of the road. And I also had to forgo the tangent line for water stations etc.

[@thejeffinvade]

@@bev9708 I started with B corral, which is supposed to be 3:15-3:30 pace. There isn't a traffic problem, besides the first K or so. But at the beginning the road is wide enough to go around slower runners. I finished the half in 1:39:01, finished my first marathon in 3:19:55. 😂 5s faster than my plan, but now I get to tell everyone I did it in 3:19, not 3:20.

[@runmattrun-go9qp]

Hardest run (by relative perceived effort) I did on a treadmill was while watching a philosophy lecture & I wasn't even running all that fast.

[@RunSmarterwithBrodieSharpe]

😂😂 a good experiment!