So my final 20-miler of this London Marathon training cycle, coincided nicely with the Kingston Breakfast Run 20 mile event, and as I was staying in the London area the same weekend, it seemed rude not to enter! The event…
Tag: Long Run
#VMLM2016 training – Week 12
Monday – Mile repeats at club. My legs were heavy from the weekends 20 miles, so these were completed at a steady pace, and to be honest the pace slowed considerably as the reps progressed. Tuesday – Rest Wednesday –…
#VMLM2016 training – Week 11
Monday – I went to club and my group were doing mile reps! My legs told me, I was NOT doing mile reps, so I joined the group below and chatted my way around a recovery run. My legs were…
#VMLM2016 training – Week 3
Monday – Speed session at club. 800 metres X 5, with 2 minutes recovery. This was a toughie! I was aiming to run at 8 minute/mile pace, and I did stay close to it, but having only completed my long…
#VMLM2016 training – Week 2
Monday – speed session at club. 425 metres X 7, with 2 minutes recovery. It was tough. My legs felt OK, but the route had some slight hills in it and they zapped my legs. My coach had suggested to…
Do you have to race? – Part 2
So last week I wrote a post about enjoying running and not needing to actually train for a race, read it here. I received this comment on the post from MrsB over at Mind over Matter. I thought about this…
Sunday Summary
Monday – Rest. Should have been a club run, but I had a meal with work for someone’s leaving do instead. Tuesday – Rest Wednesday – 5.30 am C25k with my sister. 2 x 8 minutes running with 5 minutes…