The most important training run for marathoners and half marathoners is the LSD or Long Slow Distance. It teaches the body to endure and enables the runner to realize that he or she can go the distance. Today's 17 miler was one of those runs for me.
Because of the heat, I started at 7AM and stayed close to home. For the first 10 miles I was able to maintain a 13 minute pace. However, the heat had its way during the last 7 miles. I was able to maintain a pace of only 14:30. Of course, the temperature was climbing and by the end of my run it was approaching 90.
I used our Gym Boss and ran/walked at 30/30 intervals. I figured that a starting temperature of 76 degrees would make it difficult to run long as the temperature rose. It was a wise choice for me, because I'm feeling very good after this long run.
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