Luckily, despite the past week's weather, a long hot summer isn't here yet. Sunday looks pleasant for our eight-mile run. We're back at the Eugene Running Company for a 7:30 start.
The route: Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don't cross. Turn left onto bike path, to Alton Baker parking lot (at restrooms). Onto road and follow it past Autzen Stadium to canal path. Turn right, and follow canal under I-5 to end of path at D Street in Springfield. Turn AROUND there and come back the same way. GPS distance is 7.95 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at Springfield boat ramp (about 3.5 and 4.5 miles). Weather forecast: starting temperature in 50s and sunny.
WEEK TWO LESSON: YOUR EXTRAS
Question: If I have raced this distance before, can or should I do more training than this program lists?
Answer: More isn’t necessarily better. For these months, stick to the scheduled distances on weekends, neither shorter nor longer, and take as many of these runs as possible with the team. The average increase of one mile week already pushes the safe limit of 10 percent, and one of the goals here is to keep you healthy throughout the program. Adding extra miles could put you at risk of injury, and our first goal is to get you safely to the starting line. The only run specified is the weekly long one. No schedule-for-all is prescribed during the week, since how each of you feels and what you need varies greatly. I can give you as much or as little individual advice as you want for planning those runs. The guiding principle for weekdays: nothing so hard that it might interfere with the next long run.
WEEK TWO LESSON: YOUR EXTRAS
Question: If I have raced this distance before, can or should I do more training than this program lists?
Answer: More isn’t necessarily better. For these months, stick to the scheduled distances on weekends, neither shorter nor longer, and take as many of these runs as possible with the team. The average increase of one mile week already pushes the safe limit of 10 percent, and one of the goals here is to keep you healthy throughout the program. Adding extra miles could put you at risk of injury, and our first goal is to get you safely to the starting line. The only run specified is the weekly long one. No schedule-for-all is prescribed during the week, since how each of you feels and what you need varies greatly. I can give you as much or as little individual advice as you want for planning those runs. The guiding principle for weekdays: nothing so hard that it might interfere with the next long run.
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