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Hi Dick, Here's what works for me. I am about to turn 51 and have been running for twenty years. It has been a sobering reality that it takes sooo much more effort to achieve results which are far less than just 10 years ago, but that's the premise on which we have to operate. When in doubt, go back to basics. For exasmple, ten years ago, I did 1/2 mile splits in 3:08. When I recently tried to do 1/2 mile splits, I realized that I'm better off now doing 1/4 mile splits at a much slower pace. In my opinion, with proper concentration and training, you can run 20 miles with out stopping to walk. To do that, don't worry right now about 20....worry about 10. When you are comfortable at 10, worry about 13 until you can run a good, solid base of 15. To complete a marathon, you need a good base of 20 mile training runs. You don't necessarily run the full 26.2 in training. The same principal, in my opinion, applies here. Get in a good base of 15 milers, and your years of experience will carry you for the last 5. After 33 years of running, you know that in the final stages of a race, there's very little physical going on...it's all above the shoulders. There's no new news here...You have the one single advantage that younger runners don't have:33 years of experience. Use it to your advantage and I guarantee that you WILL run your 20 miles! Best of luck. Rob
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