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I'm looking for a bit of guidance from the forumites about the best strategy for race pace runs.
The RW schedules make mention of sticking in some time within a long run at intended race pace but what I'd like to know is this: how far, or how long should your 'biggest' run be running it all at race pace. [Apart from 26.2 miles on 17th April, of course!]
Should it be, say, two thirds of race distance at marathon pace - more, less...
Hope this makes sense!
the bat
The RW schedules make mention of sticking in some time within a long run at intended race pace but what I'd like to know is this: how far, or how long should your 'biggest' run be running it all at race pace. [Apart from 26.2 miles on 17th April, of course!]
Should it be, say, two thirds of race distance at marathon pace - more, less...
Hope this makes sense!
the bat
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It suggests doing some long runs at a slow pace and others starting slowly, but speeding up for the last 30-90 minutes of the run.
Personally I try and alternate long runs between slow and race pace.
Is there any consensus in how far is not too far for doing the whole of a run, say 16-17 miles at marathon pace from start to finish?
Maybe a long run at race pace is not advisable but I'd expect that at least one of the 'shorter' big runs should aim to mimic race day, up to a point.
the bat