Doing my first marathon and starting a 16 week block. I'm a little confused about the paces I should be training at. I'm following a generic plan that uses runs from easy through 5k pace.
What I am not sure about is on the days it calls for marathon pace, what pace should I run that at? Should I run them at my the marathon pace based on my most recent 5K or the pace I hope to do on race day?
I have 16 weeks so I assume that over time my run time will improve a bit from where it is now. The MP runs dont start for a few weeks and the early ones are short enough that I believe i could do them at my goal pace as opposed to my current tested pace (it would be about 10-15 seconds faster per mile).
Any help is appreciated.
Also, the website predictors are ALL over the place, the range is like 30 minutes.
I'd like to believe the faster ones (which I base on my 70.3 results). But is there a relatively reliable way of making a prediction? I'm doing a half marathon about 6 weeks out which should give me a good indicator at that time, but wondering now in order to inform my training. (basically want to know if I am crazy to think I can do what I want to do)
Thanks!
What I am not sure about is on the days it calls for marathon pace, what pace should I run that at? Should I run them at my the marathon pace based on my most recent 5K or the pace I hope to do on race day?
I have 16 weeks so I assume that over time my run time will improve a bit from where it is now. The MP runs dont start for a few weeks and the early ones are short enough that I believe i could do them at my goal pace as opposed to my current tested pace (it would be about 10-15 seconds faster per mile).
Any help is appreciated.
Also, the website predictors are ALL over the place, the range is like 30 minutes.
I'd like to believe the faster ones (which I base on my 70.3 results). But is there a relatively reliable way of making a prediction? I'm doing a half marathon about 6 weeks out which should give me a good indicator at that time, but wondering now in order to inform my training. (basically want to know if I am crazy to think I can do what I want to do)
Thanks!