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Marathons are my favorite races, but I also enjoy 10-milers. I see them as speed workouts as part of my marathon training.
But I know that marathons aren't for anyone, and many runners focus on 10Ks and 10-milers as their races of choice. If that's your pleasure, I recommend making longer intervals part of your training plan. If you are training for a faster 10-mile run, try doing a working of mile repeats.
If your goal 10-miler is a few months away, try this workout once a week for 4-6 weeks. Start with a few miles easy running to warm up, and then run two 1- mile repeats at about 75% of your race pace. The following week, try doing three 1-mile repeats, and work up to 4 of them. As your race gets closer, back off the interval work; go back down to 1-2 repeats a week before the race.
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