Today I ran 15 miles in 1:50:05. I just duplicated the run from Wednesday, including both mile intervals but when I was done with the intervals I ran at 7.8 mph then increased it in each of the last quarter miles.
You might notice that I did not run yesterday (Thursday). I decided to alter my training, which I continue to base on Jeff Galloway's tips. It is not exactly what he recommends, nor am I following my marathon training exactly. So, from here on out I will be NOT running the day before I do my long run, followed by a 6 mile easy run (until the taper) the next day.
The reason for this is simple. I need to put my most strenuous effort into my long run. After all, that is what I am training for. I plan on peaking my long run at 24 miles, and I would like to do that in 2:45:00. To do that, I have to have some rest. Not that it is a complete rest as on Thursdays I will do my usual leg workout with weights but I will also do my ab workout. I usually do my ab workout on Fridays, but with my long run increasing so much, I just want to focus on my run.
24 miles is also 2 miles longer than what is traditionally accepted as the longest you should run prior to a marathon. And they (typically) also recommend that you either only do one long run of 22 miles, or run 22 miles, do a shorter run (15-ish miles) the next week, followed by another 22 mile run. And my training plan actually only calls for one long run of 22 miles. As you will see, I will be doing six consecutive weeks of running 20 miles or longer. Part of this is because I am taking Thursdays off and I need to get in some quality mileage, but also it is just an experiment. We'll see, come October 8, how well my experiment pans out.
You might notice that I did not run yesterday (Thursday). I decided to alter my training, which I continue to base on Jeff Galloway's tips. It is not exactly what he recommends, nor am I following my marathon training exactly. So, from here on out I will be NOT running the day before I do my long run, followed by a 6 mile easy run (until the taper) the next day.
The reason for this is simple. I need to put my most strenuous effort into my long run. After all, that is what I am training for. I plan on peaking my long run at 24 miles, and I would like to do that in 2:45:00. To do that, I have to have some rest. Not that it is a complete rest as on Thursdays I will do my usual leg workout with weights but I will also do my ab workout. I usually do my ab workout on Fridays, but with my long run increasing so much, I just want to focus on my run.
24 miles is also 2 miles longer than what is traditionally accepted as the longest you should run prior to a marathon. And they (typically) also recommend that you either only do one long run of 22 miles, or run 22 miles, do a shorter run (15-ish miles) the next week, followed by another 22 mile run. And my training plan actually only calls for one long run of 22 miles. As you will see, I will be doing six consecutive weeks of running 20 miles or longer. Part of this is because I am taking Thursdays off and I need to get in some quality mileage, but also it is just an experiment. We'll see, come October 8, how well my experiment pans out.
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