Another hot weekend coincides with the longest run of half-marathon training (at 11 miles). And with the holiday, and with Butte to Butte (both on Saturday). I won't try to talk you out of celebrating in your own way, but only say that Sunday's run will go ahead as planned for anyone who wants to take it.
It starts at 7:30 from the Eugene Running Company and goes: Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and turn left onto bike path. To Autzen footbridge and across. Turn right, to Owosso footbridge and across. Back to Ferry Street and store. GPS distance is 10.96 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at at three (Ferry) and 6.5 miles (Owosso). Weather forecast: starting temperature in 60s, rising toward the day's high in 90s, and partly cloudy.
WEEK FIVE LESSON: YOUR TEAMMATES
Question: Does everyone run together, at the same
pace? Or do you divide us into pace groups that stay together?
Answer: Neither.
Assigning you to run as a single big pack or several smaller ones would cause
most of you to go faster or slower than is right for you. I want you to find
your own best pace. With a team this size most runners fall into step with
others of their pace, but we let this happen naturally rather than by
assignment. You might end up running by yourself. But you’re never alone on
long runs. You still gain great support from your teammates even without
running beside them all the time. Also, feel free to bring along your own
supporters: someone to run part of the distance with you, for instance, of
someone to hand you drinks besides those supplied at the team’s stations… or
simply a familiar face and voice that you look forward to seeing as the miles
grow long.
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