I think it depends on pacing. If I try to push at a faster pace, it feels hard even if it's a 5km run. Long runs are never a breeze though, as they are still a good amount of exercise. I also don't try to push the pace when doing long runs. So I would say it feels more like a routine long exercise, but not a breeze.

After coming down from the extreme of a marathon, are these long runs a breeze or do you adjust back pretty quickly?

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The Return of Daily Accountability

I finally went for my first long run (I consider 15km+ to be long runs) since my marathon at the beginning of the month. I did one 10km and two 8km runs in the last 3 weeks, but did not go for a long run since May 4th. Ran 22km today at a steady but not great pace, 5:33/km. Got lots of steps though, almost 28k steps for today. Felt good to be sweating a lot, breathing heavy, and be under the sun for 2 hours.