training for their first marathon, the long run might start in the 10- or 12-mile range and gradually progress over several months to distances approaching 20 miles.Also, some race experience at the 10-mile and half-marathon distances can serve as dress
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-minute pickup at close to my 10K race pace. Since I do six running segments every hour, this amounts to 18 minutes of tempo running in the last hour of my long run. That’s a quality day.If you want to outdo me, fine. Increase your pickups to four, five or even
're all quitters, in the sense that we have dropped out of some activity at some time. There's nothing wrong with starting again (and again). Author of Psychodynamic Running: The Complete, Definitive Madman's Guide to Distance Running and the Marathon (£10.99
