After two weeks away for various races, we're back to business as usual here in Eugene: a Sunday run of eight miles with an eight o'clock start from the Running Company.
The route: Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don't cross. Turn right onto bike path, to Valley River footbridge and across. To Ferry Street and turn AROUND. Then back the same way, Valley River, Ferry and store. GPS distance is 8.10 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at turnaround. Weather forecast: starting temperature in low 50s with slight chance of rain.
WEEK
4 LESSON: YOUR EXTRAS
Question: If I have raced this distance before, can or
should I do more training than this program lists?
Answer:
More isn’t necessarily better. For these months, please buy into this program
of long runs as written. It has a proven record of success, with runners who follow this training plan the closest usually doing the best in our designated race of the season. Stick to the
scheduled distances on Sundays, neither shorter nor longer, and take as many of
these runs as possible with the group. The average increase of one mile week
already pushes the safe limit of 10 percent, and one of the goals here is to
keep you healthy throughout the program. Adding extra miles could put you at
risk of injury, and a goal is to get you safely to the starting line.
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