Many runners think long runs are simply about covering the distance. In reality, the best long runs prepare you for race day by building endurance, practising race pace, refining your fuelling strategy, and teaching your body to run strongly when fatigue begins to set in.
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Jess Bray claimed her second straight New Zealand Under-20 Female Half Marathon title in Christchurch. This race debrief looks beyond the result, analysing pacing, late-race fatigue, courage, and the key lessons from a championship-winning performance that reveals both current strength and exciting future potential ahead.
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