TPPC TRAINING DAY · 3 OCTOBER 2026
Running Economy & Speed
Explore what influences how economically you run, why faster running can have a place in endurance training and how to develop speed without losing sight of your longer-distance goals.
A practical half-day combining accessible education, coached running and individual guidance to help you understand how speed and efficiency fit into the bigger endurance picture.
Saturday 3 October 2026
08:30–12:30
Avon Heath Country Park, Dorset
£85 per person
A practical half-day combining accessible education, coached running and individual guidance to help you understand running economy, explore faster-running qualities and use speed with more purpose within endurance training.
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 08:30–12:30
Avon Heath Country Park, Dorset
Places are limited to keep the day interactive and personal.
Understand economy. Develop speed. Keep it relevant to endurance.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Running economy is often described as how efficiently you run, but there is much more to it than trying to create a perfect running technique.
During the morning we’ll explore what running economy actually means, some of the factors that influence it and why two runners can move differently while both being effective.
We’ll then connect that to speed — looking at why endurance runners can benefit from maintaining and developing faster-running qualities, and how that work can be introduced without turning every session into a race.
01 — Economy
Explore what running economy measures, why it matters to endurance performance and why it cannot be reduced to one number from your watch or one feature of your running form.
Understand running economy
02 — Movement
Explore cadence, stride, posture, stiffness and other elements of running mechanics — while recognising that there isn’t one universally correct technique every runner should copy.
Look at how you run
03 — Speed
Experience controlled faster running and explore how coordination, force production and the ability to run at higher speeds can complement endurance training.
Develop faster-running qualities
04 — Apply
Look at practical ways to include strides, short faster efforts, drills and other speed-focused work within an endurance programme without losing sight of recovery and your main goals.
Use speed with purpose
The aim isn’t to make everybody run the same way. It’s to help you understand and develop the runner you already are.
Understand it. Explore it. Run faster with purpose.
THE MORNING
The morning moves between explanation and practical running so you can connect the ideas behind economy and speed with what actually happens when you move at different intensities.
The practical work isn't about forcing you into a particular running style. We'll use movement preparation, drills and controlled faster running to explore how your running changes as speed increases — and what may be useful to take back into your own training.
08:30 — Welcome
Meet the group, talk through the morning and establish what you'd personally like to understand or develop.
Welcome & coffee
08:45 — Understand
We'll look at what running economy actually describes, the different factors that can influence it and why efficient running cannot be reduced to one ideal cadence, foot strike or technique.
What makes running economical?
09:30 — Explore
We'll warm up progressively and use simple drills, strides and movement tasks to explore coordination, posture, rhythm and how your running changes as speed increases.
Movement, drills & preparation
10:00 — Run
We'll put some of the ideas into practice through controlled faster running, with sufficient recovery to keep the emphasis on movement quality, speed and purpose rather than simply accumulating fatigue.
Coached speed session
10:50 — Review
After a short break, we'll reflect on what you noticed: how your movement, effort and rhythm changed, what felt natural and what information was actually useful.
What changed when you ran faster?
11:20 — Apply
We'll look at practical ways to use strides, short faster efforts and other speed-focused work alongside easy running, longer sessions and race-specific training.
Build speed into endurance training
12:10–12:30 — Questions
Bring the morning together, ask anything we haven't covered and leave with clear ideas you can experiment with in your own training.
Takeaways & Q&A
You don’t need to be a fast runner to benefit from running faster.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
This day is designed for runners who already do some regular running and want to understand how economy, movement and faster-running qualities can support their endurance training.
You don’t need a sprinting background, perfect running form or a particular race time.
What matters more is that you’re comfortable completing a normal training run, interested in learning and happy to explore short periods of faster running at an effort appropriate to you.
01 — Understand
You’d like to understand what running economy actually means, what can influence it and which aspects of movement may be useful to pay attention to — without trying to copy a supposedly perfect running style.
You’re curious about how you run
02 — Develop
You may be training for a marathon, ultra, shorter race or simply trying to become a stronger endurance runner.
You want to understand how faster-running qualities can complement the longer and easier work that makes up much of endurance training.
You want to keep some speed
03 — Practise
You want to try drills, strides and controlled faster running, notice what changes as speed increases and discuss how similar work might fit into your own training.
You learn by doing
The goal isn’t to turn you into a sprinter — it’s to give your endurance training another useful tool.
TRAINING DAY FEEDBACK
Learn it in a way you can actually use.
The aim of a TPPC Training Day is not simply to give you more information.
It’s to make the ideas understandable, connect them to what you experience while running and help you leave knowing how they might apply to your own training.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the training day with Tom. It was a great opportunity to understand more about the optimal way to train and how to get the most out of each training session.
It was a nice change to have like-minded people to train with, the group was very friendly and inclusive and Tom is extremely knowledgeable.”
TPPC Training Day attendee
“Tom is so adept at sharing ideas in a way that is engaging, encouraging and inspiring.
I took away an awful lot that I can’t wait to put into practice and am already looking forward to the next one.”
TPPC Training Day attendee
Understand more. Experience it for yourself. Leave knowing what to do with it.
Four hours to understand, explore and apply speed.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Your place covers the complete 08:30–12:30 Training Day — from the introductory teaching through the movement work, coached running, review and discussion afterwards.
The group is deliberately kept small enough for questions, individual guidance and useful discussion about how the ideas might apply to your own training.
01 — Education
Understand what running economy means, some of the factors that influence it and why there isn’t one perfect technique every runner should copy.
Clear, evidence-informed learning
02 — Practical work
Use preparation drills, strides and controlled faster running to explore what changes as speed increases and how different movements feel.
Movement & coached running
03 — Review
Reflect on what you experienced, what felt useful and which observations are actually worth taking back into your own training.
Feedback & discussion
04 — Application
Leave with practical ways to include speed-focused work within an endurance programme while keeping recovery, consistency and your main goals in view.
Ideas you can keep using
£85 per person
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 08:30–12:30 · Avon Heath Country Park, Dorset
A practical half-day combining accessible education, coached running and individual guidance to help you understand running economy, explore faster-running qualities and use speed with more purpose within endurance training.
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 08:30–12:30
Avon Heath Country Park, Dorset
Places are limited.
The Training Day is based at Avon Heath Country Park in Dorset, with the teaching and practical running organised from the same general event base.
You’ll receive the exact meeting point and final practical information before the day, so you know where to go and what to bring.
Come ready to learn, move and run.
ON THE DAY
01 — Where
Avon Heath Country Park
The event is based at Avon Heath Country Park, with the practical running taking place in the surrounding area.
Exact meeting instructions will be sent before the event.
Dorset
02 — What to bring
Bring suitable running shoes and clothing for the expected conditions, along with hydration and any nutrition you normally use during training.
Food and drink are not included, but they can be purchased from the café at the venue.
Come ready to run
03 — Practical session
The drills and faster running are there to help you explore and learn rather than to test how fast you can run.
The practical work can be adjusted to the group, individual runners and the conditions on the day.
Everything can be adapted
You don’t need specialist equipment, a particular pace or previous experience of speed training to take part.
Paid parking is available at Avon Heath Country Park.
Anything else you need to know?
TRAINING DAY FAQ
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No.
You should already be doing some regular running and be comfortable completing a normal training run, but you don’t need to run at a particular pace or race at a particular level.
The faster-running work will be based around an appropriate effort for you rather than everybody trying to match the same speed.
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No.
You don’t need previous experience of structured speed sessions, sprinting or running drills.
The morning is designed to introduce and explore these ideas in a controlled way, with the emphasis on understanding what you’re doing rather than proving how fast you can run.
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Not simply for the sake of making you look a particular way.
We’ll explore some of the things that change as running speed increases and discuss aspects of movement such as rhythm, posture, cadence and coordination.
The aim is to help you understand your own running rather than force everybody towards one supposedly ideal technique.
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No.
The practical work is a coached opportunity to explore drills, movement and controlled faster running.
There will be adequate recovery, and the emphasis is on movement quality, purpose and learning rather than trying to exhaust yourself or compete with the other runners.
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Bring running shoes and clothing appropriate for the forecast, along with hydration and any nutrition you normally use during training.
You don’t need any specialist equipment.
Any additional event-specific information will be sent before the day.
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No. Food and drink are not included in the event price.
There is a café at Avon Heath Country Park where food and drinks can be purchased.
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Yes. Paid parking is available at Avon Heath Country Park.
The exact meeting point and any additional arrival information will be sent before the Training Day.
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You’ll receive confirmation of your place.
Before the Training Day, I’ll send you the practical information you need, including the meeting point, what to bring and anything else you need to know before arriving.
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If you can no longer attend, please let me know as soon as possible.
I don't normally offer cash refunds when an attendee cancels, but the amount you've paid can be transferred as credit towards a future TPPC Training Day or event, subject to availability.
If TPPC cancels the event, you'll receive a full refund.
This does not affect your statutory rights.
Here are some of the questions you might have before booking. If there’s something else you’d like to know, you can always get in touch.
Explore your speed. Understand your running.
READY TO JOIN?
Spend a morning learning what running economy actually means, exploring how your movement changes as speed increases and putting the ideas into practice through coached faster running.
You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of how speed-focused work can complement your endurance training — without needing to become a sprinter or chase somebody else’s pace.
Saturday 3 October 2026
08:30–12:30
Avon Heath Country Park, Dorset
£85 per person
A practical half-day combining accessible education, coached running and individual guidance to help you understand running economy, explore faster-running qualities and use speed with more purpose within endurance training.
Saturday 3 October 2026 · 08:30–12:30
Avon Heath Country Park, Dorset
Places are limited to keep the Training Day interactive and personal.