It happens only rarely, so enjoy it. You run farther than our
marathoners this Sunday, nine miles versus their six. (You’ll run the first
three miles together.)
The route (with an eight o’clock start from the Eugene Running
Company): Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don’t cross. Turn
right onto bike path, past Valley River, to Owosso footbridge and across. Turn
left, to Ferry Street, across and back to store. GPS distance is 8.92 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at halfway (Owosso). Weather forecast:
starting temperature near freezing with little chance of rain.
WEEK FIVE LESSON: YOUR
PACE
Question: How
fast should my long runs be?
Answer: Let your pace find itself. Don’t try to force an arbitrary pace (such as a half-marathon time goal) onto these runs. Instead, run comfortably, letting whatever happens with your pace happen. Finish with the feeling that you could have gone a little longer that day, which you will do soon enough. Our more experienced runners might want to train for speed during the week. I recommend that this come between Tuesday and Thursday to give enough recovery from the last long run and before the next one. If you run a shorter-distance race during this training period, make it easy. A full effort there would conflict with your weekend long run, which is far more important during this training cycle.
Answer: Let your pace find itself. Don’t try to force an arbitrary pace (such as a half-marathon time goal) onto these runs. Instead, run comfortably, letting whatever happens with your pace happen. Finish with the feeling that you could have gone a little longer that day, which you will do soon enough. Our more experienced runners might want to train for speed during the week. I recommend that this come between Tuesday and Thursday to give enough recovery from the last long run and before the next one. If you run a shorter-distance race during this training period, make it easy. A full effort there would conflict with your weekend long run, which is far more important during this training cycle.
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