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LSR around the Hampstead Heath trails

November 2, 2014 10.0 miles 1:38:21 9:49/mi

Lots of up and down the muddy trails of Hampstead Heath and Golders Hill Park, hence the slow pace. Lots of fun though, and makes a nice change from pounding the streets.

Easy/moderate run to the City

November 1, 2014 6.5 miles 53:20 8:09/mi

Tempo run (3 miles @ ~7:32 pace)

October 31, 2014 6.3 miles 53:19 8:29/mi

First tempo run in a while. Legs felt pretty fresh given this is my fourth run in a row. Pace was slower than I’d have liked for the heart rate though – definitely seem to have lost a little fitness.

Not too worried about that at the moment though – main thing is the legs are still feeling good. Let’s see if that’s still the case after two more runs this weekend!

Recovery run home

October 30, 2014 6.0 miles 1:00:10 9:59/mi

I am currently in an eight week gap between the end of my half marathon plan and the start of my eighteen week marathon plan, so I’m using the time to build some time on my feet and try out a few things.

I will be using a Pfitzinger plan from Advanced Marathoning, and I’m torn between the “Up to 50 miles” and “55 to 70 miles” plans. I’m not sure if the later, with regular 70 mile weeks, might be a bit too much for me, so I’m going to test out running six times a week over the next month or so to see how my legs manage.

As part of this, I also need to make sure I’m running at the right paces – today’s recovery run is an exampe of that, very slow but with a nice low heart rate and my legs feel nice and fresh at the end.