One of the biggest mistakes runners make when they are working on increasing their cadence is that they run “flat out” to keep up with the beeps on their metronome. This causes them to fatigue quickly, and they feel that they can’t maintain the high cadence for very long.

Cadence and pace should be independent of each other. You should be able to run at a slow pace, or a fast pace, and maintain the same cadence. Learning how to control this is one of the most important skills in improving your running technique.

If you want to learn more about cadence, and why it is so important, read our Cadence Is King article.

Watch the video above to learn a method you can use to control your pace while you are focussing on increasing your cadence.

MAF Running, Cadence and Pace

Increasing your cadence usually results in a corresponding increase in your heart rate. If you are working on improving your aerobic fitness (trying to keep your heart rate low) you will probably find it challenging to increase your cadence at the same time. By learning how to control your pace, it will help you to achieve both of these goals at the same time – i.e. high cadence and low heart rate.

For more information about the benefits of low heart rate training read these articles: