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Why Long Runs Feel So Hard: The Case for Slowing Your Pace

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On September 29, 2026, Runner's World's The Amazing Runner's World Show aired an episode discussing why long runs make people feel exhausted and how to address it. In the episode, host Aly spoke with associate health and fitness editor Kristine Kearns, and the advice given was to stop chasing pace on long runs—the secret is to slow down. The episode also mentioned that a previous episode covered the essentials of fueling before, during, and after a race. Currently this event has only this one report, with no additional sources or differing accounts.

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Why Your Long Runs Feel So Hard—and How to Fix Them

On this week's episode of The Amazing Runner's World Show, Aly sits down with Associate Health & Fitness Editor Kristine Kearns to discuss how to stop chasing pace on long runs—the secret is to slow down. The previous episode covered everything you need to know about fueling before, during, and after a race.

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