Question about Galloway Magic Mile & intervals

romath
romath Posts: 2
in Fitness and Exercise
Hello,

I've been training for my first 1/2 marathon which will take place on 3/2. Today I did the magic mile for the first mile of my run.

Magic Mile: 12:37
Half Marathon Training Pace: 18:24
Half Marathon Pace: 15:08

Here is where I'm confused. I'm currently training at a 2:1 run:walk interval. I started my training with that flipped, 1:2. Slowly reduced the walk until I was 1:1. Now have been increasing the run to my current 2:1 interval. I know my run portions are getting slower because my overall pace in my training runs is basically the same. (Plus I can see it on runkeeper).

This is what Galloway says about run:walk.

12 min/mi run 2 min / walk 1 min <
this is what I'm running interval wise, but that is not my training or race pace
13 min/mi run 1 min / walk 1 min
14 min/mi run 30 sec / walk 30 sec
15 min/mi run 30 sec / walk 45 sec <
this is my race pace
16 min/mi run 30 sec / walk 60 sec

The 18 min/mile pace doesn't even have an interval listed!

Am I supposed to be running the 2:1 because that was my magic mile pace ish? The 30sec:45sec because that is my race pace? Or something else altogether to train at the 18 min/mile pace?

Thanks for any help/feedback!

Replies

  • arrseegee
    arrseegee Posts: 575 Member
    Bump because I read up on the Galloway method earlier today and am also confused!
  • MaybeImNot
    MaybeImNot Posts: 122 Member
    Magic mile predicts race pace. Race pace tells you training pace. You would train your race pace intervals.
    Jeff came and spoke to our Galloway group. He personally does 15/15 intervals even with his boston qualifying speed. I can't imagine bc I tried it and its so much shifting in speed. But it does make you way faster.

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