So in Pfitzinger's plan, I am scheduled to do a 13 mile mid week "endurance run" as well as a 17 mile "endurance run".
Should I run either of these runs harder than the other? Or should they be at the same effort?
I don't think Pete distinguishes between these 2 in his book faster road racing. He simply coins endurance runs as the "longest run of the week" without taking into account the fact that there are 2 endurance runs in his plans...
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So in Pfitzinger's plan, I am scheduled to do a 13 mile mid week "endurance run" as well as a 17 mile "endurance run".
Should I run either of these runs harder than the other? Or should they be at the same effort?
I don't think Pete distinguishes between these 2 in his book faster road racing. He simply coins endurance runs as the "longest run of the week" without taking into account the fact that there are 2 endurance runs in his plans...
Probably the mid-week run should be easy. The weekend run can be a little more up-tempo.
If I remember correctly, he wrote that the aerobic runs, medium long runs, and long runs without MP work should be moderate. Start out easy and then progress to a solid aerobic pace but not MP. My notes for my sub-3 training had me starting around 8-8:20 pace and then spending the bulk of the runs around 7:30-40. MP being 6:50.
As always, play it by feel, too. If you're feeling good and don't have a big session the next day or two, let it roll. Or, if you're feeling beat up by the training, err on the side of going too slow.