Daily Total: 9 miles; Weekly Total: 45 miles; Per Mile Pace: 8:37; Days Until Marathon: 33
When the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Instead of setting a daily distance goal this week, I've been giving myself a timeframe during which I should complete my run. I find the excitement or anxiety of this approach more enjoyable than tallying the miles on my pedometer. I'm testing the waters with my stride, alternating between 7:30 and 9:30 minute mile paces.
This approach is also very pragmatic because although runners average a certain per mile pace on race day, speeds fluctuate throughout the course. The first few miles of the race are a warm up; I am running my slowest during the first mile. I pick up the pace around mile 3 or 4 and hit my peak during the middle third of the race.
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