Today's interval session is considered to be one of the hardest in the plan, purely because 1 mile is such a long distance to run at 5 K pace. I find that the first 800 metres are OK but after that you are clinging on a bit. This is bearable in a 1200 metre interval when you are nearly there after 800. However trying to keep the pace for another 800 metres takes some effort.
Having said that, I was very pleased with mile splits of 5:51, 5:54 and 5:52. This was my fastest 1 mile session ever and it was nice not to fade.
And that is essentially all the training banked for the marathon. They say you need 10 days gain benefit from a session and as the marathon is in 11 days that leaves only tomorrow's easy 6 miler. After that I will have another go at a fast parkrun on Saturday and a 13 mile long run on Sunday to stop the legs getting lazy.
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