Having been out with the injury and had a disrupted weeks running with a holiday on the mainland, this week was back to the old routine. Five runs planned with Monday and Friday off to recover. One difference though was adding an extra long run on the Thursday. Monday and Tuesday were uneventful, putting in 4.6 and 6.5 then Thursday was my longest run to date, 11.1. It was smooth, comfortable and quite gratifying as it felt like I was capable of more.
Saturday was different to say the least. The temperature had dropped significantly on the islands and I made the decision to run in jogging trousers. Several times on the circuit and a half I ran in snow flurries and was grateful for the choice when I had finished up.
Then there was today. The plan was for 13.8 miles, three straight circuits of St Marys it was a sunny but chill day and I decided to stick with the usual shorts and running shorts. Circuit one was as it usually is, a bit of a plod and settling in for the first 25 minutes but after Pungies, the rhythm really kicked in. Circuit Two was so comfortable I barely saw it and the final circuit was alright until I got to Sandybanks (about the 12.8 mark) when it started to hurt, but by the time I got to the top of Church Hill, Things had settled down.
So what are the raw stats for me in preparation for VLM 2013. 45 runs. 237.6 miles but only 5 "Long" runs due to injury knocking out 3. Since starting in earnest on 1st January, my weekly milaeage has increased from 23.5 to 42.5. My pace has increased and I am now marginally outside the marathon aim of 10 minute miles, fro example todays 13.8 should have been in 138 mins but was completed in 142 (240 secs out) and over the course that works out at an additional 17 seconds in every mile. I can take that!
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