Galloway Half Marathon training plan

Does anyone know in week five of the Galloway have training program why it would be saying that I need to do a long run of 11 miles? In week five?

0 6446252 over 3 years ago

Because it will make you fitter? Remember the advice is to do this at a really easy pace (you can calculate).

What is the context (previous longest run). I would guess it might be something like 9 miles 2 or 3 weeks earlier?

0 mcalista over 3 years ago

iirc, Galloway advocates the run/walk method. The long run of 11 miles will not be 11 miles of running - there will be a good proportion of walking in there too.

0 6446252 over 3 years ago in reply to mcalista

That is correct and the proportion of walking is quite high unless you are rather fast. Accidentally switched between steady running and run-walk for the long run has led me to believe that run-walk is significantly better for fitness. This alone makes the Galloway plan worthwhile. (The speed repeats sessions though seem to have the wrong pace/interval/repetitions, as many others also seem to think!)