Question about Galloway Magic Mile & intervals
romath
Posts: 2
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!
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!
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Bump because I read up on the Galloway method earlier today and am also confused!0
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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.0
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