The Riddle of an Ironman's Life
The one key component of developing your ability as an endurance runner, is the Long Run, so try and do 2- 4 long runs a month (experienced runners can do a midweek long run of 90 minutes). One cannot develop a decent Base, without long runs and variety is, in my opinion, the spice in a runners life, so don’t try and do the same course, at the same time, same pace, week in, week out, or your motivation may wane.
How long is a Long Run? I would say 90 minutes or longer.
Doing a Long Run in Kona (Energy Lab) with Kyle Buckingham 2012. Young Jamie in the foreground doing his ‘long’ run!
How fast should a Long Run be? In the inital stages of Base Training, I think err on the side of caution and run…
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The Riddle of an Ironman's Life 