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speedwork at 10K and 5K pace as you can - one session a week would be sufficient at this stage. Concentrate on doing a reasonably high number of intervals per set, with short recoveries. On a track, that could be 15 x 400m at 10K pace with 100m walk (60sec
(mileage). The schedule is not rocket science – there are no ‘magic’ sessions that suddenly make you a faster runner. Its success is in following a systematic build-up and in straightforward hard work. The marathon is an endurance event that requires a long
like this:Sun: am 22 miles. pm 5 miles easyMon: am 5 miles easy. pm Hill sessionTue: am 5 miles easy. pm 20 x 400m at 5km pace/100m jog recoveryWed: am 5 miles easy. pm 15 miles.Thu: am 5 miles easy. pm 6 x 1 mile reps. 3 mins rec.Fri: am 5 miles easy
circling a 400m loop to be mind-numbing. Tracks are for speed sessions or races, not endurance runs.Look for the open road Asphalt is the surface on which most runners log the most miles. Asphalt isnt the softest surface, but its a lot softer than
own plan on the calendar which will then synchronise with the watch on connection. These plans can be as in-depth or vague as you like (for example, run at 10mm pace for one mile, then 10 intervals of 400m at 8mm pace followed by two minutes at 12mm
or running". They are different and that is that. – AndrewSmithI’ve used the following formula for the last five years. I call them mileage units. Four miles bike = one mile run = 400m swim. I then added 1500m row and five minutes skipping. – Daz6.45 cals
