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Most runners complain that they lose power and slow down at the end of races.
Without any significant increase in weekly mileage, it's possible to improve your performance. Once the long one reaches 10-12 miles, run long every other week. Unless you prepare your body for the demands expected during the race, you can't expect it to perform to capacity in the race itself. Instead of running 440 or 880 repetitions, run mile repetitions. When you reach 3 x 1 mile, you can run it twice and 4 x 1 mile twice before moving up.