So far, you haven't set foot on the Eugene Half-Marathon course in Sunday training. That will change (slightly) this week, when you cover the 12th mile -- twice.
The course (from Eugene Running Company with an 8:00 start): Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don't cross. Turn left onto bike path, to Alton Baker parking lot and onto road. Continue past Autzen Stadium to end of road ponds. Turn left on canal path, under I-5, to end of path at D Street in Springfield. Turn AROUND there and come back the same way: canal path, road, Ferry and store. "Mile 12" of the Eugene Half is Autzen to I-5. Sunday's GPS distance is 7.95 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at Springfield boat ramp, about 3.5 and 4.5 miles. Weather forecast: starting temperature in 50s with light rain likely.
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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