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Another great post, Nobby. I'm wondering about the importance of going beyond that 2 hour mark. Let me get more specific. My marathon schedule called for 20 miles today which would take me just over 3 hours. For whatever reason, I scaled back to 13 but I ran it at my intended marathon pace finishing in 1:50. How important was that last hour of slower running as opposed to the shorter distance at MP? I recognize that this will depend on my other runs during the week but I'm just curious about the training benefit from the longer training distances (as opposed to mental benefits).
I tend to get lazy and I'd rather run 5 miles 2 days in a row than one 10 mile run.
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