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[quote=Anonymous]As a 15 year marathoner veteran, I remember barely getting through my first 12 mile run.  How would I ever do 26 miles if 12 was so grueling?

Well, here's the thing.  If you are running at least 3x per week, with 1 long run, each week the previous mileage is easy, and it's the new distance that you struggle to complete.

So 12 miles is rough.  Next week's back off long run is an "easy" 10.  The following week steps up to 14.  You will probably easily do 12 miles, then struggle to compete 14.  See what just happened?  12 miles was easy/doable, it was mile 13 & 14 that was the challenge.  Then according to most plans, you will drop back to an easy 10 mile long run.

Guess what happens in 2 weeks when the long run is 16 miles?  14 miles is "fine", but mile 15 & 16 are the challenge.

Boy, I wish I had figured this out back then, that it's not that 26 miles is hard, it's just that running 2 miles further than your previous longest distance is hard.  So just keep plugging away, slowly increasing your long run range, and before you know it, running a 26 mile training run will be nothing, and you will be completely ready for the eventual race.[/quote]

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