Effort 3 in the beginning. Effort 4 towards the end.
by SteveO, Answer by Marius
I have just completed Week 1 of your Training Schedule and am enjoying it very much.
Looking at the 3:30 schedule:
Week 2 Session 4: "Effort 3 in the beginning. Effort 4 towards the end." is unclear. Does this mean the 1st running intervals are E3 and the last E4? Or that for each single interval, you start out at E3 and speed up to E4 at the end? I suspect the former but am not sure.
Answer : Thanks for the question, Steve. The first suggestion is the correct one. Whenever in the schedule it says Effort 3 in the beginning, Effort 4 towards the end, this means in the session as a whole. So you typically run the first intervals at Effort 3 then gradually move into Effort 4 for the middle to last intervals!
I'm often asked what shoes I personally recommend to help stay injury free while running (on the 100 day plan) so I'll add a little bit about it at the end of these Q and A's.
Good shoes are crucial if you want to stay injury free during your marathon journey. In general, the best is to find a shoe that fits your feet according to your foot type.
However, these three shoes will do an excellent job with their mild correction - and will work for most runners :
1. Asics Gel Kayano (click for zappos reviews for other runners views)
The legandary shoe from Asics. You cannot go wrong with this one.
The most sold running shoes ever - and by every model seems to get better and better. About the same weight as the Kayano but the fit is a little bit different.
The 2150 is a great alternative for the faster work you'll be doing in the 100 day plan. It is one of the few shoes that "feels" like a lightweight one but at the same time has more than enough stabilty to prevent injuries with the marathon type length of some of the interval sessions.
A tips for international (non-US) runners : check out roadrunnerssports.com :
Example : Asics Kayano (RoadRunnerssports) they ship worldwide and it can really save you some money on your shoes.