Progression Runs: Avoid Injury, Increase Fitness

Confidence, Physiology, Mechanics, and Power

If you’ve been following me on X recently, I’ve been harping on the idea of utilizing the negative splits / progression run as a tool for added stimulus in your training.

It’s not for every run, but 1-2x a week can really bring to light your current fitness (or fatigue), without straining your body too much (like a true fitness test might). When done correctly, this type of run can instill massive amounts of confidence, while providing added physiological and mechanical benefits not found in normal training—which we will be diving deeper into.

Let’s jump in!