Long Run

Longest ever run! I’m conscious I haven’t done much hill running having done much of my running over the past month in Worcester. So I deliberately included a loop around Hampstead Heath which includes two big hills before the gentle decent down through Finsbury Park. Felt a bit tougher than I’d have liked but legs felt pretty good and slight knee niggle from last nights run seems to have gone. Few more of these should really set me up well for the Bristol HM.

Very mixed weather – heavy rain one minute, sunshine the next. And quite windy in places too. Tried to keep my pace slow and steady, legs felt good with few niggles etc.

Today was my last long run before I start to slowly ease back the mileage ahead of the Royal Parks Half Marathon in two weeks time. I ended up going a little faster than I had perhaps planned but it felt steady and comfortable the whole way so I didn’t worry too that I was maybe overdoing it. My performance definitely seems to have taken a big jump forward in the past week or two, and while I’m sure the drop in temperatures plays a large factor, it’s nice to think all the training is paying off too.

Because of plans for the weekend I brought my long run forward to today and tacked on a long detour around Hampstead Heath to my usual run from work to home, bringing it up to 11 miles. I did it at a nice slow pace and didn’t really struggle at all, though my legs were definitely starting to ache towards the end!