Comments on: The Art of the Negative Split http://webzealot.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/the-art-of-the-negative-split/ Web, technology, and other drek. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:04:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jeff http://webzealot.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/the-art-of-the-negative-split/#comment-125 Jeff Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:49:05 +0000 http://webzealot.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-125 I love this article you wrote. I'm going to take this advice for my first marathon coming up in 17 days. I've been following some of your training on DailyMile the last few hopes and have been working on my negative splits. Thanks for the advice! I love this article you wrote. I’m going to take this advice for my first marathon coming up in 17 days. I’ve been following some of your training on DailyMile the last few hopes and have been working on my negative splits. Thanks for the advice!

]]> By: Vanilla http://webzealot.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/the-art-of-the-negative-split/#comment-73 Vanilla Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:57:53 +0000 http://webzealot.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-73 Thanks. I've always been of the mindset that at the end of a marathon it would not be possible to pick up the pace, but perhaps that was because I've always heard from people who had gone out too fast and were dying by mile 18. My training plan has plenty of speedwork and tempo runs in it and I'll be sure to stick with them, and I'm going to do my best to believe that I can pick up the pace later in the race and avoid trying to "bank" time. Thanks. I’ve always been of the mindset that at the end of a marathon it would not be possible to pick up the pace, but perhaps that was because I’ve always heard from people who had gone out too fast and were dying by mile 18. My training plan has plenty of speedwork and tempo runs in it and I’ll be sure to stick with them, and I’m going to do my best to believe that I can pick up the pace later in the race and avoid trying to “bank” time.

]]> By: webzealot http://webzealot.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/the-art-of-the-negative-split/#comment-72 webzealot Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:15:11 +0000 http://webzealot.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-72 That's why I think a big part of this is having your head in the right place... You need to have the faith that you CAN in fact run those 8 minute miles when you need to. That's where the speed training comes into play. Come race day, you should have a very good idea as to whether or not you can pull it off, and as I said, be honest with yourself. Personal story... I was shooting to run a low 3 hour marathon a few years ago. I hit the 16 mile mark and was at 3.08 pace (as was my plan)... I ended up running a 2.59... So I ran the last 10 miles in roughly 65 minutes, or 6.30 pace. Before the race if you had asked me, I'm not sure I would have told you I could do it. But, I hit 16 and my legs were fresh... So don't sell yourself short! There is also nothing wrong with running closer to even splits. Maybe run 9.40 pace, then you only need to "make up" with 8.30s later. What You really need to guard against is going out too fast. DON'T go out at 8.30 pace and think you can just cruise in later... That’s why I think a big part of this is having your head in the right place… You need to have the faith that you CAN in fact run those 8 minute miles when you need to. That’s where the speed training comes into play.

Come race day, you should have a very good idea as to whether or not you can pull it off, and as I said, be honest with yourself.

Personal story… I was shooting to run a low 3 hour marathon a few years ago. I hit the 16 mile mark and was at 3.08 pace (as was my plan)… I ended up running a 2.59… So I ran the last 10 miles in roughly 65 minutes, or 6.30 pace. Before the race if you had asked me, I’m not sure I would have told you I could do it. But, I hit 16 and my legs were fresh… So don’t sell yourself short!

There is also nothing wrong with running closer to even splits. Maybe run 9.40 pace, then you only need to “make up” with 8.30s later. What You really need to guard against is going out too fast. DON’T go out at 8.30 pace and think you can just cruise in later…

]]> By: Vanilla http://webzealot.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/the-art-of-the-negative-split/#comment-71 Vanilla Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:55:19 +0000 http://webzealot.wordpress.com/?p=18#comment-71 I just started training for my first marathon, which will be in January. I really like this advice and I'm shooting for a sub 4 hour marathon (9:09 pace), but it seems that if I went out at a 10:00 pace at some point later in the race I'd have to make up for that with an 8:00 pace and I don't know if that will be possible after having run 16 miles. This is definitely something that I will keep in mind though. I just started training for my first marathon, which will be in January. I really like this advice and I’m shooting for a sub 4 hour marathon (9:09 pace), but it seems that if I went out at a 10:00 pace at some point later in the race I’d have to make up for that with an 8:00 pace and I don’t know if that will be possible after having run 16 miles. This is definitely something that I will keep in mind though.

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