I did a couple of miles of what felt like marathon effort on Friday, but it didn’t really amount to much. The GPS pace at least didn’t think much of it.
The only outcome of this was that my calves tightened up, a problem I’ve had in other training blocks. The worst part is it eventually leads to my foot going numb, which is painful.
Will need to address this.
The long run this week was good not great.
My stomach wasn’t completely settled and the gels didn’t go down great, so I only took 2. Next week I want to start to nail down what I eat the day before a long run, as part of race rehearsal.
My calves also tightened up again, the day after the marathon effort triggered it.
The last couple of miles were especially heavy. This might be because the temperature today was 8 degrees, much warmer than any run I’ve done so far. I probably needed that extra gel most today.
Nevertheless, it was still a run at a good pace, averaging 7:15. Another long one done, and another set of lessons.
A terrifying thought, that next week will bring me half way in this plan.
Another week of big mileage, nearly 50, and I’m feeling pretty good.
I need to address a couple of things now, to be well prepped for race day.
Next week I have a 20 mile race with my club, my first chance to fully rehearse for London.