Sure, you’ve run 5Ks and 10Ks. But if you find the half or full marathon daunting, Kerr and his coach, Danny Mackey, have some sage advice about trying longer distances.
So, you’ve been running 5Ks and 10Ks for years now. You’re considering signing up for a half marathon or a marathon, but you’re a little hesitant. That’s a really long distance, you might think. It’s a little out of your comfort zone.
Case in point, Kerr’s preparations didn’t look much different than his typical fall training. In fact, many world-class milers train like long-distance runners in the off-season, utilizing tempo runs and long runs to get stronger.When deciding on a fitness test, Kerr looked back at his training: “I did a nine mile tempo early in the fall and it went well, and I felt like I could really push 16- to 17-mile long runs.
“You sometimes give up mentally when you get pissed off at weather, or how you feel, or your shoes. You start blaming it on other things in hard situations,” Kerr said. “When we get put in those hard sessions, Danny makes sure that we think outside of that box and be like, okay, this is just a moment and it’ll pass.”Mackey, who has raced numerous half marathons and marathons, had direct experience that he imparted on Kerr: Longer races come in waves.
Two runners were well ahead, so Kerr’s pack raced for third place. He made a big move with a mile to go, which was quickly countered. With 400 to go, to his surprise, a runner sped by him and he couldn’t keep up.“That was a weird situation that I’ve never dealt with in racing before—my legs might buckle at any point,” Kerr said.
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