My longest run EVER!
I made a conscience decision that I was not going to do a rerun of what happened last weekend. Although I did head out with friends for come really nice Spanish tapas, I limited my alcohol to less than one glass of white wine. I still had a very enjoyable night out and today I enjoyed a nice hangover free lie in.
I debated whether to do my 8 mile run around 12/1pm or whether to wait till later in the evening, I opted for the later. 4pm I stepped outside and bloody hell was it freezing. Thankfully it did not take long to warm up (although I don't think my ass quite thawed out till I got back to my warm flat). To my surprise I ran the first 2.31 miles in 21 minutes...I stopped and walked for a couple of metres while I drank some water and off I went again for another 2 miles...again another 20 minutes, feeling good I repeated this twice over.
The end result 8 miles in 81 minutes. To be honest I'm bordering on saying I'm shocked. I did not expect to run this fast (believe me, this is fast for me) I felt good and still had energy left in my legs. I enjoyed it and quite chuffed with myself now. It rounded off quite a good week.
| DAY | DISTANCE | TIME | COMMENT | |
| Monday | 5 miles | 57 mins | 5 miles making up for poor 2 miles yesterday. Ran in gym. | |
| Tuesday | 1M jog
3X1 mile 3 mins recovery 1 mile jog | 1 hr 7 | 12 jogs no prob. 1 miles @ 10 minute is quick enough for me. No speed. | |
| Wednesday | 4 miles | 44 | In gym. Very tired this evening after long day at work. | |
| Thursday | 3 miles | 33 mins | Enjoyed this run. | |
| Friday | - | - | Rest | |
| Saturday | - | - | Rest | |
| Sunday | 8 miles | 81 mins | Very cold outside. ran @ 4pm. Felt good. Eneregy in legs. longest run EVER to date. |
posted by MM @ 7:38 PM
3 comments
3 Comments:
Looking Good there - nice to see you had some water (I won't be making that mistake again!)
I guess you will be a long way ahead of me at Reading with those times!!
pixie
Hey Michelle
Nearly 30 Miles this week - excellent
Remember take it easy after long / hard sessions.
Great effort this week.
Kim/Leon thank you. I found it quite tough at the beginning of the week as i was also working long hours. But there is a good sense of achievement when it goes well.
Kim wouldnt want to be a betting woman on beating you. I think it was a once off...but glad to get it anyway.
Leon, you beata i'm taking a rest day. :-) Was in bed last night at 9pm...and off today, so helping a friend out with interview prep q's today...well hey there cooking.
Hope all is well with ye. Will check your blogs later. M
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