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... ... Up to now I've trained without a lot of thought to pace --- I just run at a more or less comfortable speed. ... Thanks for any advice!
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Blaine, one thing that I take away from what you said is that your pace varies a fair bit between easy and hard days, which is what I've heard, but I'm struggling to make myself practice. For me, that would translate to easy runs at like a 9 or 10 minute pace, and I feel like I would find that pace really annoying. In fact, when I try to run that pace, I find it more tiring than an 8:00 pace, which just feels more natural. Is that just a matter of getting used to running easy?
Folks, Jim, yes, all the miles I've done since my long layoff are in there. Why do you ask? Thanks, Mark
... that would translate to easy runs at like a 9 or 10 minute pace, and I feel like I would find that pace really annoying. In fact, when I try to run that pace, I find it more tiring than an 8:00 pace, which just feels more natural. Is that just a matter of getting used to running easy?