There is a lot of information out there about marathon pace and 10k pace, but the half marathon is such an awkward distance that I haven't found much good literature on it.
How close is your HM pace to your aerobic threshold runs (brisk, but not hard) in training? Should HM pace feel hard to maintain during workouts (say 3 x 2 miles or 5 miles straight)?
formerboxer wrote:
There is a lot of information out there about marathon pace and 10k pace, but the half marathon is such an awkward distance that I haven't found much good literature on it.
How close is your HM pace to your aerobic threshold runs (brisk, but not hard) in training? Should HM pace feel hard to maintain during workouts (say 3 x 2 miles or 5 miles straight)?
Yes, those would feel very hard. Lactate begins to accumulate somewhere between HM and marathon pace. Easy runs are at least 1-2 minutes per mile slower for me.
Really good question, it'll be interesting to see replies.
For me my daily runs averaged around 1:00 - 1:15 per mile slower than HM pace. Now that I'm old and slow they're much closer
Easy runs/recovery runs are usually about 2 mins and 30 secs slower then half marathon pace
HM pace is about 5:40, training runs are anywhere from 6:40-7:30
Great question, and I suspect you'll get a wide range of answers. I'm over 40 but still a decent racer, so my spread is pretty big -- I may start as slow as 3 minutes slower than HM pace, but usually finish around 1:30 slower than HM pace. But I don't always finish that fast, so recovery days can definitely average 2:30 slower than half pace.
And yes, 2x3M or 5M at half pace would be a hard workout for me.
formerboxer wrote:
How close is your HM pace to your aerobic threshold runs (brisk, but not hard) in training? Should HM pace feel hard to maintain during workouts (say 3 x 2 miles or 5 miles straight)?
My HM pace is 90 seconds to 2 minutes faster per mile than my Easy pace. HM pace is pretty hard, for 5 miles straight it would be a pretty hard Tempo effort, especially as it isn't that much slower than 10k pace.
My HM pace is right around 4:50, and easy runs are usually 90-120 seconds slower (6:20-6:50). My HM pace is usually what I would do for let's say like a 6 x mile repeat workout.
formerboxer wrote:
There is a lot of information out there about marathon pace and 10k pace, but the half marathon is such an awkward distance that I haven't found much good literature on it.
How close is your HM pace to your aerobic threshold runs (brisk, but not hard) in training? Should HM pace feel hard to maintain during workouts (say 3 x 2 miles or 5 miles straight)?
5 mile tempo at HM pace is hard but not a killer
3x2mi at HM pace is easier than the 5mi tempo
My easy pace is on average 90s slower per mile than my HM. Obviously both are subject to variation.
YungJizzle wrote:
HM pace is about 5:40, training runs are anywhere from 6:40-7:30
HM pace is the same but my easy pace is 7.40-8.20 on average most days.
mo miles mo money wrote:
My HM pace is right around 4:50, and easy runs are usually 90-120 seconds slower (6:20-6:50). My HM pace is usually what I would do for let's say like a 6 x mile repeat workout.
Same here, although I would expand my range to 5:50-6:50. There are definitely days that 5:50 feels super easy, but I'd say on average the bulk of my mileage is run averaging 6:20 pace (start around 6:45-7:15, work down to 6:20 for the majority, then maybe a few miles closer to 6).