I'm looking to run a stand alone marathon (you know you're a triathlete when you must clarify a "stand alone" marathon) under 3:10:59 to qualify for Boston. Is there a pace calculator on the internet that would give me an idea of how fast to do long runs, how fast to do tempo work, etc?
Also, I'm a little torn between doing long runs at a slower pace and running them at race pace. Can someone please explain to me why going slow in training will get me faster on race day? It seems counterintuituve, and since qualifying for Boston is pretty important to me, I'd like to have confidence in the training I'm doing.
Thanks!
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Also, I'm a little torn between doing long runs at a slower pace and running them at race pace. Can someone please explain to me why going slow in training will get me faster on race day? It seems counterintuituve, and since qualifying for Boston is pretty important to me, I'd like to have confidence in the training I'm doing.
Thanks!
Proud Member of the Cervelo Mafia.