The schedule today said to do a 10 km long run, but it was a ‘flexible’ 10. My intention was to back off to 8 k if I was feeling sluggish, or go a bit longer if things felt good. The weather was perfectly sunny, and about 5 degrees C.
I wound up running out to the site of the ‘historic’ Mansfield Township. I didn’t realize that there was such a place until I came to a weather-beaten sign indicating that I was passing it. The sign said a lot more than that, but I didn’t stop to finish. In any event, this sign was on one of the most perfect running roads I’ve ever found. It goes through farmland , which is always a plus, since there is almost no traffic. But unlike most other farm roads in the area, this road is paved. I was passed by about one car every 5 minutes, and almost all of them moved far enough over that I didn’t need to break stride.
I went a total of 14 km today, at an average pace of 6:00/km. I didn’t feel like I was working nearly as hard as I was a week ago.
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question - if my plan says 2m Monday, 7m on Wednesday and 8 miles on Saturday...do you think if I did 3miles Monday, 4miles Wednesday, 2 miles Thursday and 8 miles on Saturday I am getting the same benefit? I find it so hard to get the 7 mile run in on Wednesday...
I think the smartcoach makes some of the midweek workouts too long - they are almost as long as the long runs. Plus I think it makes the easy day too short, I don't think any of your runs at this point should be under a half hour.
Dropping some miles off of thursday is fine, as long as you get your 20 min at tempo pace! Last week smartcoach had me doing 2 Tues & 7 Thurs, and I did 4 and 6 instead.
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