This time in six weeks I should have completed the marathon ! Time is flying by now and apart from being knackered half the time and thinking I haven't done enough training for the other half , things are going ok !
Going back to 25th feb I did ok in the serpentine 5k . I went under 21 and a half minutes to record 21,28 which is one second over pb for the event . To achieve good times you really have to have fresh legs and with a week of hill training beforehand I didn't have the extra spring at the end for a sprint finish. The roding valley half marathon went well with a load of elr runners doing well , in particular my training partners Manjit with his time of under 1.22 and Karen winning 3 medals after running it in 1.30 . I ran it in just over 1.41 which was another p.b . Conditions were good and I have came to realise that I prefer a few hills to a flat half marathon and you dont actually run much faster on the flat .
Following last week's efforts I did an enjoyable recovery run with Mary and Dave from elr .Then on wednesday a long run with Jimmy and Tricia in the forest ,thanks for the company guys . Friday night had about ten of us at track . I think people are improving with the track sessions which is good . I ran about 56 miles for the week , with two rest days which is my best yet and no junk mileage .
Next race is the orion 15 which is supposed to be extremely tough . I will let you know how it goes . Last race is the oakley 20 and then it's the marathon ! bring it on
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