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Buk · 03-02-2005, 01:27 PM

Drive it? Why not run it?

So this is what you got?
one long slow run
one 2/3 distacne slower than race pace
one near race distance slower than before
one day with some speed or hill power work

I hope you don't mind my suggestions but I would do at least evey other 6 mile run at or slightly below race pace, even if you shorten it up a little. I know the hills can be a problem but that has to be manageable to some degree(run race pace then walk the uphill home as cool down). For you the distance is going to come easy, you can run 250% race distance. You ran the first 16 miles at 7:15. Repeating that effort will produce slower results than training at a higher intensity, in my opinion. I find it easier to train for speed and apply it to distance than to run distance getting a little bit faster.

03-02-2005, 01:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Buk Jumpman Jr. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Blacksburg, VA Posts: 3,066	Re: See BamaDave Run (and Lift) Drive it? Why not run it? So this is what you got? one long slow run one 2/3 distacne slower than race pace one near race distance slower than before one day with some speed or hill power work I hope you don't mind my suggestions but I would do at least evey other 6 mile run at or slightly below race pace, even if you shorten it up a little. I know the hills can be a problem but that has to be manageable to some degree(run race pace then walk the uphill home as cool down). For you the distance is going to come easy, you can run 250% race distance. You ran the first 16 miles at 7:15. Repeating that effort will produce slower results than training at a higher intensity, in my opinion. I find it easier to train for speed and apply it to distance than to run distance getting a little bit faster.