For example, you might mentally break a 12 mile run into three 4-mile runs, a much more do-able and not so overwhelming distance. When you find yourself struggling during a longer run, try some of these mental tricks to help win the mental battle while running:Ī very effective mental running trick for longer training runs is splitting the distance into smaller mileage, so you don’t feel overwhelmed by thinking about how far it is to the finish.

Long-distance running can be as much a mental challenge as it is a physical test of strength and fitness. Even though all our training programs are designed to gradually increase the effort needed, long runs are always tough and exhausting. That's what I am currently doing, and it is working quite well (call me old school, but I haven't found a suitable substitute for an experiences human coach!).We know how hard it can be to stick to your training program. They can sell you a program that integrates with TP (and hence flows through to GC) for marathon distances, and the program is a bit tailored to your fitness and whatnot.Ī last option I would recommend would be to look at the coach ecosystem in TP and see if maybe signing up with a coach is a better idea. I'd also recommend checking out 8020Endurance. TP has a ton of programs for all distances, it can be a bit much to wade through. Tap the watch, and boom your day's workout is right there.

I have the garmin dynamics data, plus their index scale, and while it's nice to be awash in data, I find that I rarely use it meaningfully.įrom a set-and-forget integration perspective, I very much like how TP autosyncs with Garmin Connect. The bigger question is whether that data will be actively used to change/improve the training plan as you progress. I can recommend Training Peaks, if you are a data junkie.

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