Monday 4 April 2011

13 days to London

Well here we are in the last fortnight before finally achieving my childhood dream. Last week I went into panic after not doing the planned 20 miles on Sunday and doing the novice Duathlon instead, so Monday and Tuesday I did 11 miles each day and on Wednesday, 5 miles was a struggle. By training on Thursday I knew I'd over done it, its been a busy couple of weeks and its taken its toll.
Saturday was the re-run of Ripon Runners Jolly Holly Jog, It was cancelled back in December due to ice and snow. I was Marshalling and you couldn't have wished for a better day, bright and warm. The 10 km race went without a hitch, It was great to see everyone running, I dont normally see many runners from my usual running position near the back.
Sunday was race day for me at Arkendale, a 10km multi terrain, again the weather was bright and sunny I even caught the sun on my face, it was quite warm at times. I had a time to beat from last year 56:25, which I did by 13 seconds. So I'm really happy with that. I also met the lovely Old Running Fox, a fellow blogger, who is much faster than me
Now it is definitely taper time for me.
Here is last weeks training

04/03/11
Running
6.31
00:56
08:53
829
good
 
 
 

03/31/11
Running
4.7
01:00
12:45
888
tired
 
 
 

03/30/11
Running
5.66
01:02
10:57
918
tired
 
 
 

03/29/11
Running
7.34
01:40
13:37
1481
great
 
 
 

03/29/11
Running
3.66
00:43
11:39
622
great
 
 
 

03/28/11
Running
8.25
01:28
10:39
1303
good
 
 
 

03/28/11
Running
2.75
00:34
12:32
503
good




 

2 comments:

  1. Well done on beating your old time in the 10k.

    Enjoy the taper and good luck for the VLM remember to drink lots of Water!

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  2. It was nice meeting you at Arkendale, only the third blogging acquaintance I've ever met!
    It was a smashing little course and, judging by your post-race smiles, you enjoyed it as much as me. I'm sure you'll enjoy 'London' just as much if you run relaxed and trust the training effect of all the hard work you've put in. Good luck!

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