The training distance serves a double purpose this Sunday. At about six miles, it tapers for the Coburg Half, and it begins the pattern of alternating shorter with longer distances for marathon training.
The route (from the Eugene Running Company with a 7:30 start): Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and don't cross. Turn left onto bike path and follow river to I-5. Turn left on path paralleling freeway, to canal path. Turn left onto path to its end at road. Follow road to Alton Baker Park, then back to Ferry and store. GPS distance is 5.91 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at 1.5 and 4.5 miles. Weather forecast: starting temperature in high 50s and partly cloudy.
WEEK SIX LESSON: YOUR MILEAGE
Question: You never mention how much weekly mileage I should total. Why not?
Answer: Weekly mileage is one of the
most misleading figures in the sport. It causes you to run too far on days that
should be easy, penalizes you for taking a day off (which you need), and can
leave you tired for the ones that really count. Put your emphasis on the length
of your long runs, and on recovering in between with easy runs and days off. At
least for the life of this marathon-training program, stop counting weekly
mileage. If you count anything during the week, make it minutes – which help
insure that those runs will remain easy. As noted earlier: no more than two
hours of running between the weekends, and no run lasting longer than one hour.
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