marathon pace
Long-distance running rate
Marathon pace is the speed a runner maintains over a marathon's 26.2 miles—fast enough to race competitively but sustainable for hours.
The term serves as a benchmark in training: I did my long run at marathon pace.
Figuratively, it suggests measured effort for the long haul rather than an all-out sprint: We need to approach this project at marathon pace.
- steadyFixed, not fluctuating
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- tempoRate of musical performance
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- milesLengths of 5,280 feet
heartrate · breathing · stride · training · splits · fueling · energy gels · hitting the wall · cadence · aerobic · long run · sustainable · race · distance · mental toughness · threshold · bonk · second wind
- runningrun, runner, running shoes, running shorts, running gear
- Running Pacingjogging, cadence, tempo, rhythm, timing
- pacecruising speed, top speed, average speed, sprint, dash
- metric speedskilometers per hour, km/h, m/s
marathon pacesprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
top speed · breakneck speed · race pace · dash · flat-out speed
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