I'm Changing One Thing For My Next Marathon

After struggling to hold pace during the Chicago Marathon 2025, I realised the biggest mistake in my training — not adding enough marathon pace running into my long runs. That lack of race-pace practice made it hard to maintain the rhythm and endurance needed for my sub-4 hour marathon goal. In this video, I take you along on my long run as I begin incorporating marathon pace segments into my training block for my next big race. This isn’t just a workout — it’s about rebuilding smarter, running stronger, and preparing to handle the demands of race day. 💡 Why add marathon pace to your long runs? 1) Builds endurance and pace discipline for your goal 2) Improves aerobic efficiency and teaches your body to handle fatigue at target pace, that's the part I lacked the most. 3) Boosts mental resilience for the toughest parts of the marathon, I didnt have the faith to know I could do it! This run was also my final session before filming my Kiprun KipStorm Lab review after passing the 50K mark — stay tuned for that next video! 🎥 Watch this video to learn: Why marathon pace running matters for endurance How I structure my long runs for marathon prep What went wrong at the Chicago Marathon Real-life training insights from an everyday runner chasing big goals