Class 7

If you have thoughts of running the Eugene Marathon or Half sometime (one day soon for several of you!), today's run previewed the beginning of that route. Runners will line up at Agate and 15th by the thousands on May 7th.

If you're thinking of entering the intramural track meet this Friday, the starting time has moved from four o'clock to 5:00.

Thursday's run will be another slow/fast, but now by distance instead time. You'll ease through the first one or two miles, then push the remainder.

TODAY'S 2.75 MILES

(with per-mile pace and comparison to your last long run here; target was to match that pace for this longer distance)

Lyanne -- 34:12 (12:26 pace, +1:04 per mile)
Rana -- 24:47 (9:00s, +22 sec.)
Brady -- 24:10 (8:47s, no target)

TODAY'S 5.5 MILES

(same info as above)

Erik -- 49:42 (9:02 pace, = last long) day's best pacer, earning extra credit
Alex -- 49:47 (9:03s, -27 sec. per mile)
Jessica D. -- 52:54 (9:36s, +16 sec.)
Jannik -- 41:50 (7:36s, +28 sec.)
Daniel -- 47:54 (8:42s, +14 sec.)
Miles -- 44:46  (8:08s, -51 sec.)
Claire -- 43:02 (7:49s, -9 sec.) day's 2nd best pacer
Scott -- 11.1 miles on Sunday for half-marathon training
Julian -- 45:25 (8:15s, -13 sec.) day's 3rd best pacer
Arthur -- 44:52 (8:09s, -21 sec.)
James -- 42:43 (7:46s, -28 sec.)

LESSON 7: GOING EASIER

Pacing isn’t just for a single run. It’s also something you practice from day to day throughout the week. Some runs must be hard if you’re training to race, but most runs must be easy to compensate for that effort. In other words, you run less than your best much of the time – neither long nor fast. You can calculate ideal pace for easy runs several ways: at least one minute per mile slower than you could race the same distance; or about 75 percent of maximum heart rate; or simply whatever feels comfortable, not too fast or too slow. The last of these guidelines is the simplest to use. What feels right usually is right.