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Generally your long run is run slower that target pace because you are already putting a lot of training load on the body with the other runs, and you are upping the distance meaning you're going longer than you are used to and you don't want to over do it in training. On the day of the race you'll be well rested and can go long and hard without the risk of injury that you might face when doing this consistently when tired from the previous training runs.
Arducius
Sounds good, but why this? My thinking was that if I can't sustain say, 4:45/km for 12k how will I do it for 21k? Would also help with learning to set my pace, although using strava split readouts helps massively with this