You can only pick one pace to run for the rest of your running life, what you got?

Pacer chaser · 2025-04-14T03:48:34-04:00

Needs to be a pace you can run, so not 4:00 for everything.Answer; 8:30 pace.Why?Slow enough to warm up on cold days, injury free.Slow enough to do multiple days in a row.Good training effect.Can still do an enjoyable 1:50 half 3:40 full.

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1 year ago 04/15/2025 9:19am EDT

re: pretzel Man

Does it have to be an exact pace, or can it be an effort?

Because about 30 seconds/mile slower than current marathon fitness is a pace that feels great and I can run almost every day as long as I take occasional days off and my total volume isn't too high. And that pace would also let me have a pretty good time running half marathons and marathons (although, since they would have to be that pace, that wouldn't be true racing), and actually let me race short ultras if I ever wanted to.

I think that's my answer: current marathon pace +30s/mile.

1 year ago 04/15/2025 11:00am EDT

re: Not An Expert

Not An Expert wrote:
Does it have to be an exact pace, or can it be an effort?
Because about 30 seconds/mile slower than current marathon fitness is a pace that feels great and I can run almost every day as long as I take occasional days off and my total volume isn't too high. And that pace would also let me have a pretty good time running half marathons and marathons (although, since they would have to be that pace, that wouldn't be true racing), and actually let me race short ultras if I ever wanted to.
I think that's my answer: current marathon pace +30s/mile.

Great choice. I think this is my answer as well.

1 year ago 04/15/2025 6:55pm EDT

re: Not An Expert

I would say 800 pace.

To me there is nothing quite like the flow of gliding around that first lap at 5-10% of 400 pace. Moving fast and comfortably at the same time. Flowing.

(The second lap doesn't always feel the same, but you get the idea.)

Doing anything from 32x100 to 4x400 at pace could be made fairly comfortable or very hard with the right recovery. And it would all be good training to actually race the distance.

1 year ago 04/19/2025 8:23am EDT

re: sail81

8x 1 KM @ threshold with 1:00-1:30 recovery in between.
Note: I am not claiming that this is the best threshold workout. But as a sub 2:30 marathoner, I found this one to be solid without feeling too easy nor leaving me exhausted

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1 year ago 04/19/2025 9:59am EDT

re: mr38

mr38 wrote:
tempo pace

If you varied the distance, you could probably run this pace 5-6 times per week.

M: one mile at tempo

T: 5 mi at tempo

W: off

Th: 2 mi at tempo

F: 4mi at tempo

S: off

S: 8mi at tempo

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