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Originally Posted by Archaea
My point is, if you can't hold an 8:30 beyond a half mile, then that speed is too fast. The first half mile should be a warm up and your fastest pace should be in the midst of your run or during the last third of your run. From a training perspective, this approach is healthier.
Heck for world class marathoners, 6:00 miles are jogs, so everything is relative.
I would not wear a watch at first, but run by feel until you can attain a level pace for five miles. If you vary over a three mile training run, then you need a deeper base.
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Last year when I was starting out, I would set a marker along my run as a point I needed to get to. So I would start out running at a consistent pace to the stop sign. Then my next run, it would be to the golf course, then after that, it was the stop sign after the golf course, and at that point I found I could go about the full 5k at a fairly consistent pace. Good method for increasing my endurance foundation?