I am fresh off an extremely unsuccessful marathon campaign.
There are probably many reasons for the failure. I believe the most important is this.
I needed EITHER a long long runs- 22+ miles
Or a very long marathon pace tempo runs 12-16 miles
COnsistentlty.
A 18 mile long run and a 8 mile fast pace tempo is NOT enough.
I needed consistent exposure to lots of miles at race pace, or I needed 26 miles to be "shorter."
To answer your question:
If the tempo paces is too easy- Increase the distance.
There are probably many reasons for the failure. I believe the most important is this.
I needed EITHER a long long runs- 22+ miles
Or a very long marathon pace tempo runs 12-16 miles
COnsistentlty.
A 18 mile long run and a 8 mile fast pace tempo is NOT enough.
I needed consistent exposure to lots of miles at race pace, or I needed 26 miles to be "shorter."
To answer your question:
If the tempo paces is too easy- Increase the distance.
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dirtymangos: Jan 27, 15 13:17