Your easy pace is approximately 60-90 seconds per mile slower than your half marathon pace or 90 seconds to 2 minutes per mile slower than your 10K pace. If you are training for a 10K or half marathon PR, this workout can serve as a second hard run of the week, especially in the early weeks of training.Ī majority of this run is done at an easy pace, which is ideal for building endurance. If you are training for your first 10K or half marathon, this workout serves as an introduction to speedwork. In exchange for running at a hard effort at the end of this long run, you should feel stronger and more confident in your ability to push hard during the final mile or 2 of your next race. A fast finish run teaches you how to speed up at the end of a run, a task that can be as mentally challenging as it is physically demanding. If that’s you, this workout will help you stay strong through the end of a race.Ī fast finish run may appear easy on paper, but don’t let it deceive you: you will be huffing and puffing by the end. It’s likely that you, like most runners, have watched your goal finish time slip away during the last mile of a 10K or 2-3 miles of a half marathon. If you started out too fast, you will be struggling to finish, and even if you followed a smart pacing strategy, the last 2-3 miles feel tough. This week’s workout is all about the finish! One of the most challenging parts of running a 10K or half marathon is the final few miles.
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