Whew. A 15 mile run on a rolling hills course. Pace was about 10:06 and the target was 9:50. Weight was 150.0 and the target was 150.14.
Everyone agrees that there’s a mental aspect to running. Including long runs in a training plan is as much mental training as it is physical. On a long run, you need to mentally sit back and be patient. You’re going to be out here a while. We all need to train our brains to relax and stop asking “how much longer.” And to also stop focusing on each step and “how we feel.” Feel? Doesn’t matter. We have 10 or 15 miles left. Shut up and relax.