We’ll join the
Eugene Marathon preview run this SATURDAY (with no training scheduled from the
Running Company on Easter Sunday). Your distance is about 10 miles, with an
eight o’clock start from the turf fields, west of Hayward on 15th
Avenue.
I’m emailing the
route map. The run takes you into Springfield, then back to the DeFazio
footbridge (in Alton Baker Park), where you split from the marathoners, cross
that bridge and return to where you started. I say “about 10 miles” because
this route has not been accurately measured.
Bring a drink
for delivery at about five miles, on Centennial Boulevard. Weather forecast:
starting temperature in 30s with little chance of rain.
WEEK SIX LESSON: YOUR SPEED
Question: Should I
train for speed during the week? And can I run short-distance races to improve
my speed?
Answer: Do nothing for speed
that might interfere with going long. Distance is far more important than speed
in this training program. You’re mainly preparing here to go the 13.1 miles,
not to meet or beat a time goal. Never substitute fast for long. Add a
fast-training day in midweek only if
you have recovered fully from the latest long run, or if you can be ready in
time for the next one. Run
a race only if it replaces a training run of similar length
scheduled that weekend. Running a short race does give you experience in dealing
with the race-day atmosphere, which differs greatly from ours during training.
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