I’m taking this Sunday off,
but that doesn’t mean all of you must skip running then too. While the mini-team from
Newport stays there and/or sleeps in, some of you might want to get together
somewhere in Eugene/Springfield for a run. One of you can make those arrangements.
I recommend going no longer
than eight miles (which is our scheduled June 12th distance) and to
start early. Temperatures are due to reach the high 90s here on Sunday. Newport will be much cooler for Saturday’s races, where a half-dozen of us are entered.
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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