London looking mighty fine!
5 miles, 46:56, 9:23 min/mile, 142ft elevation gain
Two days post-mara & I ran! I’ve never done that before, I’m usually still struggling to move at this stage! I think it’s a testament to how much improved my post-run recovery routine has become over the past 12 months.
A gloriously sunny 12 marathon paced miles
12 miles, 1:40:11, 8:20 min/mile, 46ft elevation gain (ha ha ha ha ha!)
And that was EXACTLY what I needed!
What am I doing?
21 miles, 3:31:36, 10:05 min/mile, 1,880ft elevation gain
Early Saturday morning fuelled with coffee & oatmeal I headed out to explore another section of the North Downs Way. My aim is to have covered as much of the 50 mile route before race day as possible. I hope that a knowledge & understanding of the route will be a massive phycological boost. (Although sometimes I wonder if knowing about the hills in advance really is worth it…)
Simply put, this was one of the most challenging & hardest runs I have ever done.
Where it all begins…
Striders Marathon Training Run #3: The Farleigh 12
The weather forecast was cold but sunny. I couldn’t decide what to wear, so I asked Twitter…
The general consensus was shorts, so I wore shorts. In December. The girl who is always cold & wears a hoody in the middle of summer. Who am I? Continue reading
Monday morning wasn’t happening. You know those days when you could sit at your desk for hours but yet wouldn’t achieve a single thing? Yep, that. So at about midday I thought sod it, pulled on my running kit, filled a bottle with some Tailwind, grabbed a couple of snacks, packed my bag, jumped in the car & 45 minutes later I was at Reigate Viewpoint & hitting the NDW…
Six months…
Sunday 13th November
In six months time I will be running 50 miles. Help me.
Sunday was the second Striders marathon training run of the season, the Coulsdon 11 that was actually 12… 8:15am on a Sunday morning about 20 runners gathered at East Croydon, jumped on a train to Coulsdon Town & ran back to Croydon through Farthing Downs & the Happy Valley.
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