It has been a good couple of weeks. My long runs increased to 16 and 17 miles in consecutive weeks and I have put down some strong shorter distances also. This week I did a sub 1hr 8 miler (just better than 7m30s/mile pace) and two sub 7 minute/mile pace workouts (4 miles, with the dog!).
I am at the half way stage in training now; 8 weeks down and 8 to go. So far things are going well. I am injury free and aside from a few aches after runs I am feeling good. This week I step backwards; my long run is 12 miles only.
I changed up my training this time by doing my long runs slowly. For some time I have read that you should do your long runs at a 1-2 minute slower pace than your goal race pace but, never practiced it. I am this time and it is very refreshing; I am finishing high mileage runs still feeling strong.
I bought my race shoes this weekend. Kind of early, I won't run in them for 5-6 weeks but they are being phased out so I grabbed them whilst I could. This time I have gone for some performance shoes. The main difference is weight; they are some 4lbs lighter than my training shoes which although this sounds minor it will give me a little more edge on the day. Oh and, they are yellow so I will be easy to spot
on the course!
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