Here you go, to the top of the training mountain this Sunday: 21 miles. You'll see miles 17 to 25.5 of the Eugene Marathon course -- twice. Half-marathoners will run 10 miles.
The route (with an 8:00 start from the Eugene Running Company): Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don't cross. Turn left onto bike path, to Autzen footbridge and across. Turn right, to Owosso footbridge and across. Back to Alton Baker Park, and turn around at restroom parking lot. Repeat in opposite direction: Owosso, Autzen, Ferry and store. GPS distance is 21.10 miles.
Bring two drinks, the first for delivery at Ferry Street (three and 18 miles) and Alton Baker (10.5); the second for Owosso (6.5 and 14.5). Weather forecast: starting temperature in 40s but warming toward a day's high in sunny 70s.
WEEK'S LESSON: YOUR STRATEGY
Question: What is the best way to pace myself during
the marathon?
Answer: Even if
you’ve done everything right in training, you can cancel all that good with as
little as one wrong move on race day. The first and worst bad move is to bolt
from the starting line far faster than your training pace. Crowd hysteria and
your own raging nervous system conspire to send you into the race as if fired
from a cannon. Try to work against the forces of the crowd and your natural
desires. Pull back the mental reins at a time when the voices inside are
shouting, “Faster!” Be cautious in your early pacing, erring on the side of
too-slow rather than too-fast. Hold something in reserve for the late miles.
This is where you reward yourself for your early caution, by passing instead of
being passed. Being the passer rather than the passee is a lot more fun.
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