Long Run

Horrible conditions out there today, cold, wet and quite windy. Despite all that though a really good run – pace was reasonable and legs felt strong. Indeed at 22 miles I still had a mile to get to the bus stop, so instead of walking I carried on running to stay warm. Choosing to keep running at the end of a 22 mile LSR has got to be a good sign right? Or a sign of madness!

Big one today, 21 long miles. Felt surprisingly good, didn’t “hit the wall” and still felt reasonably strong at the end. Pretty pleased overall!

Ran this without any breakfast – quite hard work but probably good practise for running low on carbs.

Back to the hills of North London! Legs felt pretty good at the end, despite this being my biggest ever mileage week.

What a terrible running week! Totally lost my mojo at the start of the week, and struggled to summon the effort to get out for my eight miler. Then developed an achilles niggle which I used as an excuse to skip the next couple of days. A Christmas party ensured Friday’s run was a no-go, and on Saturday I still couldn’t be bothered to get out there.

Knuckled down today though for the main session of the week – a 16 mile long run with 8 miles at marathon pace. At this stage I’m not 100% sure what my marathon pace is so ran to feel instead. Pace might have been a little higher, and heart rate might have been a little lower, but it was quite windy down on the Severn and overall just pleased I got out there and completed the run.

Hoping for a much better week next week!!

Missed recovery run yesterday due to a heavy night out. Could have made the effort but figured it was better[…]