Comments on: Breaking Consistency

By: Race Pace vs. Training Pace: Establishing Race and Training Goal Paces | Health and Running

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:02:53 +0000

[...] run a consistent 9-minute mile for a long time; on longer runs I might average 9:30 and shorter runs I can usually stay under 9 [...]

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:15:31 +0000

Jen,
Congrats on your new 10K pace! What marathon are you training for? I totally agree that adding the intervals is worth it and also much harder than just going out for a long easy run. If the intervals start to get easy we know we have to work even harder! Good luck in the marathon!

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 02:37:04 +0000

Love this! I’m doing the same thing. I’ve been a 10-minute-miler for about 5 years and just this year have finally learned about intervals, tempo runs, etc. During my marathon training all I think about is adding mileage but now I’m doing one interval workout a week and it’s made such a difference. It’s by far my hardest workout of the week but I just ran a 10k (after doing 3 miles before the race in order to meet my 9 mile requirement for marathon training) at a 9:28 pace. Such a good feeling!