Message Category: Running Tips/ Training Topic: Long runs and time lost
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It all comes together Hopkinton 10/14/01 6:13:56 PM ET
I've run 28 marathons over the past 20 years, and I always feel the same way you do after long runs. But have faith. At this point, the most important asset you must develop as a marathoner is stamina. That is precisely what the long runs are for. Speed will resurface in your taper weeks.