The highlight of the week was our club handicap race. 27:00 - a PB by over a minute and a half. Allowing for the gates and footbridges we cross, that is around 7:10/mile. Very pleased with my progress! The down side though was the worst stitch I've ever had. As I pushed on in the last mile to try to overtake the last of the people ahead of me, the stitch hit hard. I was in agony as I crossed the line. I finished second - I couldn't quite catch the runner ahead of me. My handicap will now get increased, so next month I'll be starting much later - I don't think I will be finishing second!
Next week was supposed to be another 70 mile week, but I took the bank holiday as a rest day - sometimes life has to take over from running!
| Monday | 8.7 miles | included 5x600m @ 7:15/mile 5k pace | Lunchtime run - rain, lovely!, evening massage |
| Tuesday | 14 miles | Slow run but hilly | Bit tired |
| Wednesday | 10 miles | 6 miles +6*100m sprints am, 4 miles pm | |
| Thursday | 5.2 miles | 3.65 mile club handicap 27:00 + warm up/down | Terrible stitch! Good pace despite gates and footbridges (and stitch) - felt good though |
| Friday | 6 miles | Easy recovery | |
| Saturday | 18 miles | Slow run 9:16/mile 71%maxHR | Good pace despite being quite warm |
| Sunday | 0 miles | Gym session - X-trainer, row, weights, cycle | also 6 mile walk |
| Total | 61.9 miles |
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