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John
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Running the CMMarathon in Nashville 4/24, my objective is to break
3:30. I've been running for 20 years, did a marathon in '97 finished in 4:10. My long runs over the
last month and a half consist of a 10, 13, 15, 7, 17 miles at around a 10 to 11 min pace.
Maybe the 17 miler was pushing it but I did a fair bit of walking and my objective is to get
up to 3 1/2hours on my long runs, focus more on the time than the miles. As I get stronger,
I'll walk less in the 3.5 hrs, pick up the pace a bit and do more miles in the same amount of
time. Thoughts on this?
I know I can finish this marathon in 4 hours, but how do I build the stamina to maintain an 8 minute
pace for 26.2 miles to finish 3:30? I can average 6 800's in 3:05, I haven't worked up to 10 yet...
When should start focusing on the track? I have 11 weeks left and I want to work up to 10x800's, but
this tough when the long runs are wiping my legs out. As I do more long runs, will I recover more
easily? Right now my legs are pretty wiped.
Thanks, John
3:30. I've been running for 20 years, did a marathon in '97 finished in 4:10. My long runs over the
last month and a half consist of a 10, 13, 15, 7, 17 miles at around a 10 to 11 min pace.
Maybe the 17 miler was pushing it but I did a fair bit of walking and my objective is to get
up to 3 1/2hours on my long runs, focus more on the time than the miles. As I get stronger,
I'll walk less in the 3.5 hrs, pick up the pace a bit and do more miles in the same amount of
time. Thoughts on this?
I know I can finish this marathon in 4 hours, but how do I build the stamina to maintain an 8 minute
pace for 26.2 miles to finish 3:30? I can average 6 800's in 3:05, I haven't worked up to 10 yet...
When should start focusing on the track? I have 11 weeks left and I want to work up to 10x800's, but
this tough when the long runs are wiping my legs out. As I do more long runs, will I recover more
easily? Right now my legs are pretty wiped.
Thanks, John