You go out of town this Sunday, running to Springfield and back. Those eight miles begin at eight o’clock
from the Eugene Running Company. You run the first four with our
marathoners, who continue to 19 that day.
The route: Oakway and Coburg
Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don’t cross. Turn left onto bike path, to
Alton Baker restrooms and onto road. Follow road to the end at ponds. Turn
right onto canal path and follow it under I-5, past boat ramp, to end of path
at D Street in Springfield. Turn AROUND there and come back the same way: canal
path, road, Alton Baker, Ferry and store. GPS distance is 7.95 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery
at four miles (D Street turnaround). Weather forecast: starting temperature in
40s with little chance of rain.
WEEK FOUR 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.
