Hi,
I was wondering if you'll thought a ten k was a useful tune up race for a marathon.
The marathon is 5 weeks away from this coming weekend.
I have run 10 miler and half so far and both have indicated I am on pace towards my goal.
I had schedule a LT long interval workout Wednesday, a 9 mile MP workout Friday, and a 20 with five at MP Sunday. The race is Saturday. So I'm debating dropping one workout OR doing the race, not all of the above of course!
Thanks!
drop the Friday w/o. Run the 10K at MP. Make it a 10 mile day total. then long run Sunday with the 5 at MP.
go easy friday, race the 10k all out. Do the sunday long run, but if you're too sore, don't do 5 at mp, just easy. Marathon pace is comfortably hard, which is why you can run a full marathon at it. Lots of marathon pace running isn't going to improve your fitness, even for the marathon, the way faster running is.
Interesting thoughts.
It might take me out of my comfort zone (in a good way) since I focus on LT and MP works over VO2 (next to never) for workouts.
I have a weak 10K pr anyway that is from a half run two weeks ago, so maybe I could even trim that down.
Thanks
You want him to drop a 9 mile MP workout and replace it with a 10K race at MP?
Why? Just so he can waste 30 bucks on the entry fee?
With all due respect, I sort of agree.
I've done MP races but they were 25K and 30K, so it was the substitute a lonely long MP run.
I would race this all out if I were to drop an MP workout for this. That's the internal debate really. :)
I think the 10K all out is a good idea. Sounds like you are going to get plenty of MP work in overall and there is nothing like a race to really see what kind of shape you are in. And no matter how hard you push yourself in training, you aren't going to get the same forcing-yourself-to-maintain-pace/depleted feeling that you'll have in the last few miles as a tune up race will.
If you stick with 20 miles the next day, I'd keep the pace easy.
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Hi guys,
Im the original poster. I did 8 at 6:57 a little off MP on wens. Then did the quite hilly 10k in 40:25. 20 tomorrow with 5 mp if I can.
A few notes:
A goal of 2:59 B goal of 3:02
PR of 3:05
My 10k pr is 40:19
My hm pr is 1:25:39 from two weeks ago
Ran my longest long run ever 24 at easy 7:55 six days ago
Ran biggest mileage ever last week at 70
Ive been running and racing with a nasty head cold all week
Hope I still have a shot at the a or b goal!
I've done this a few times and I ran well in the marathon goal races. I just ran easy/steady for the long run after the 10k race so I didn't go too deep into the well and cook my legs for the next week.
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