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Key workouts
Carrieendar
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Are there certain workouts you love to do or feel are extremely beneficial for a particular distance race? tell us about them!
I have been using McMillan's 10k plan and just finished his 3x2 miles w/5 min rest workout which he feels is a great predictor workout to test your goal pace. I have to say, it has boosted my confidence!
I have been using McMillan's 10k plan and just finished his 3x2 miles w/5 min rest workout which he feels is a great predictor workout to test your goal pace. I have to say, it has boosted my confidence!
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Fast finish long run. Doing a couple of your 20 mile runs finishing (last 5 or 6 miles) at marathon pace. Was a great confidence booster going into the marathon.0
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Fast finish long run. Doing a couple of your 20 mile runs finishing (last 5 or 6 miles) at marathon pace. Was a great confidence booster going into the marathon.
I was going to say this too. There are not many workouts that make me feel better than this one.0 -
The half marathon plan i am using has several long runs that include anywhere from 2-6 miles at race pace in the MIDDLE of the run. I'm guessing this provides a cool down period for the last part of the long run. Do you think I should do at least one of these long runs with the race pace miles at the END of the run to better prepare me?0
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For fulls I like to do alternating MP & HMP. Usually 3:1 ratio.0
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The half marathon plan i am using has several long runs that include anywhere from 2-6 miles at race pace in the MIDDLE of the run. I'm guessing this provides a cool down period for the last part of the long run. Do you think I should do at least one of these long runs with the race pace miles at the END of the run to better prepare me?
HM pace is close to LT pace, so I would suggest a cool down period after running that pace. MP is closer to AT pace and shouldn't require as much cool down time, if any.0 -
Fast finish long run. Doing a couple of your 20 mile runs finishing (last 5 or 6 miles) at marathon pace. Was a great confidence booster going into the marathon.
Ditto to this or doing a "B" race under fatigue. Carson gave me that advice and it worked out well for me both physically and mentally. I went extreme fatigue, like racing a 5k and 10k on a Saturday and Sunday, on the tail end of a 13 day run streak.0 -
Long runs with lots of big hills. I will sometimes get myself into trouble by stacking several hill days into the same week but knowing I can go 15+ miles with lots of climbing helps give me confidence on race day.0
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I really love the steep hill repeats (trail)! they don't give me an accurate prediction of time since all courses are so different as far as terrain goes, but they really build strength and aerobic capacity fast enough for me to notice, and I have to say that passing people uphill is a pretty damn good feeling, especially late in a race. :P0
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Long runs with lots of big hills. I will sometimes get myself into trouble by stacking several hill days into the same week but knowing I can go 15+ miles with lots of climbing helps give me confidence on race day.
ha ha ha, we both like the hills0 -
So hard to pick a favorite! I would say picking up the pace to MP for the last few miles of my long run, or tempo runs. I dread hill work days!0
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