Absolutely nailed it today. No idea why, it wasn't necessarily anything I did, but EVERYTHING came together. I had a straight run to achieve and was aiming for another 6.2 after Sundays 6.3. I set off and didn't feel any of the listlessness that usually acompanies me for the first 15 minutes. The first lap was comfortable to the point I "felt" energy towards the end of it rather than having to look for it. The second lap, was smooth, relaxed and I took a couple of the hills with ease and pushed easily on the others......UPHILL! home stretch was a breeze and even after finishing, it felt right. So what of the conditions, it was dark, very dark. Sometimes you can see a lot but tonight you could only see a little. It was cold and with a fresh westerly coming in. Dry on the roads and this time listening to Muse's The 2nd Law. My breathing was comfortable, I could feel my lungs fill up there was no real stitch and and and..... dreamlike!
Maybe, just maybe, the run I had yesterday was the set up. Wednesdays in 2010 were Hill Climb day and this time round it's no exception. four times up Church Hill and down the other side, AND back again. Four times. That makes it 2 miles running up, two down and half a mile too and from home. It was a good set up I think for today as it wasn't a struggle. Maybe not as comfortable as todays, but certainly sensible.
Monday of this week was a recovery day, as is tomorrow and Tuesday was a standard 4.6 circuit only this time in Fog and rain at lunchtime.
I'm not naive (enough) to think that everything is going to be fine in training and all runs are going to be like this, but psychologically it is a big lift to have a memory like this to look back on when things are nowhere near as good.
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