The heat will still be on this Sunday, but the hottest time will
come hours after our run ends. We’ll go as scheduled: 6.2 miles (aka, 10K) with
an eight o’clock start.
The route: Oakway and Coburg Roads to Ferry Street Bridge and
don’t cross. Turn left onto bike path, to Autzen footbridge and across. Turn
right, past Ferry, to “1.5” milepost at senior center. Turn AROUND there and go
back the same way: Autzen, Ferry and store. GPS distance is 6.19 miles.
Bring a drink for delivery at turnaround. Weather forecast: sunny
with starting temperature in 60s (heading toward a late-afternoon high of 91).
WEEK TWO LESSON: YOUR
DISTANCE
Question: Why
do we all meet only once a week, for the long run?
Answer: The weekly long run is by far the most
critical. You could run almost nothing else during the week and still do fine
in the half-marathon. Or you could run almost daily, skip too many long runs
and not do fine. Make sure you take the long ones, and recover well in between.
We increase the distance by one mile a week from five to 11 miles before easing
down to six miles the final Sunday of training. Don’t jump ahead of yourself by
thinking too soon, “Can I run 13 miles?” You’ll get there when you get there.
For now, think only of training for six miles, then seven, then...
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