Did my long run this morning, and got back just as the rain started. Wasn't too excited about the prospect of running 19 miles wet and cold so I was very happy about that.
Run was good and on the same hilly course that I ran a few weeks back; 15 miles at 8:00 pace, then 3 fast miles at 7:04 (which is supposedly about my current marathon pace), then 1 mile cooldown. 7:48 pace overall. Didn't feel bad at all, even coming at the end of a 66 mile week that included a hard 10k. Guess this training stuff really does make you fitter. My existing injuries (right knee, left achilles) are both fine so I guess it's just a question of what will break next.
Close the week out tomorrow with an easy 7-8 miler, I am meant to do some half marathon pace (6:40) miles in that but I'll probably bag them.
Next week is week 2 in my 5 week cycle and I think that is going to be the one I look forward to the least. It's a step up in mileage again, to around 67 miles but the killer is the long run; a 20 miler on Sunday, with the second half at marathon pace. That's a tough one.
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