October 25 · Sub-4

66

days to the line

3:58:00

9:05 / mile

Built from a 9:00 10k into a 3:58 marathon. Nine weeks. Four or five days running. The 20-miler on October 4 is the keystone.

Race

Sunday, October 25

Goal pace

9:05 / mi

Logged

0 / 305 mi

Sunday, September 6

Week 3 · Build

Sunday, September 6

Long + MP finish

Long12 mi · 10:20 then 9:05

12 miles. First 10 at 10:20–10:40. Last 2 at 9:05. That is your first taste of goal pace on tired legs.

The last two should feel like a gear, not a panic.

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