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

Tuesday, October 13

Week 9 · Taper

Tuesday, October 13

Taper 800s

Intervals6 mi · 8:10

2 mile warmup, 4 × 800m at 4:05 with 2:00 jog, 1.5 mile cooldown. Stay snappy, not heroic.

The last repeat should feel like you could do one more.

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