Week 6 of marathon training is in the bag.
Monday was 4 on the treadmill in the gym in the morning (rather than at home) because I needed a little more time to feel up to it. The gym is close to work. The evening was 9 miles on the treadmill followed by Body Pump class and my first attempt at the new release. Legs were easy, arms not so much. I had some horrific bloating in the evening.
Tuesday - I felt really unwell all morning. Just really fatigued and a bit crampy. I perked up later on though. I felt quite good at the start of my track session, which was scheduled as 3 x 1k, 3 x 800m, 6 x 150m. I got faster on each km, but the first 800m was a slower pace and as soon as I crossed the line I had to run to the loo. Session aborted.
Wednesday - I had to get up really early for a work trip to London, and I was really poorly. In fact I was late arriving due to having to rush back to the loo. Being last to arrive meant I had to travel backwards. OMG. I thought I was going to pass out. I had to close my eyes for most of the journey. The day was long and, while better than being in the office, not especially interesting. I did at least get to face the right way for the drive back up.
Thursday - a steady/slow 10, trying to save my legs.
Friday - Took a day's leave from work to run 24 miles. I really know how to live don't I? Actually got some company for the first 11, which made a refreshing change. I felt really good on the run, other than being soaked through. Summer has definitely deserted us.
Saturday - I paced 25 minutes at parkrun. I myself didn't get under 25, but most of my pacees did, which is the important thing. I was a little too reliant on the Garmin and it measured long. I've done Colwick 36 times now, and that's the first time I've measured it long. Typical! Warm up, cool down and an afternoon recovery plod gave me 10 for the day.
Sunday - British Masters Track Champs at Alexander Stadium. By the time I arrived the weather was looking distinctly soggy and I really wasn't in the mood for getting wet. Again. Ah well. It was a bit posher than other events I've done on the track and involved registering, declaring and reporting to a Call Room. My warm up was really short due to this, and also the rain. We were led out to the track with a few minutes to spare and it was bliddy freezing! Then, with very little todo, we were off. My plan was to run 90 seconds per lap and fortuitously the girl in front of me was doing just that. Like a metronome she was. I kept up until about 3 laps to go, then I started feeling the mileage in my legs. I came out with 18.49.xx TBC as there appears to be a word limit.....
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