Chester Marathon October 8th.Don't get to downhearted based on a tough session, lots of runners don't take HR as a guide, when is your mara and what's the goal? Most marathons now are not for another couple of months so I'm guessing its quite early in your training block? If so your sessions are bound to be quite tough.
Early in all my marathon training blocks I always struggle and question whether I'm going to get to where I'm aiming for, just keep turning up, the tough ones are the ones that give you the most reward
A Goal: 3:30
B Goal: 3:45
C Goal: 4:00
D Goal: Finish
2nd week of my training block, off of the back of an 8 week block to get me prepared for this training. I'm aiming for my A Goal but holding that pace at the moment feels tough, too tough. I'm probably between my B and C Goal at the moment, 3:50ish, so need to find 20mins in 13 weeks.
1st Marathon though so trying not to be too hard on myself.