Weekly summary - 1 week to go

I think I've finally discovered the cause of the tight adductor. I found that my glutes were very tight on Sunday before the race and I managed to loosen them a bit before the race. Subsequently my adductor wasn't an issue. Tightening of the glutes next to the sacrum causes your knees to move outwards (try it!), so the adductors may have been working harder to pull my legs back into line. My glutes haven't been massaged since Boston - my sports massage therapist tends to concentrate on my legs. I've now have a couple of DIY goes, lying on a tennis ball, and it seems to have helped. I have my last massage, before the Isle Of Wight Marathon, on Thursday so hopefully everything can be finally sorted out then.

Other than that, I've had an excellent week. I feel very much back on form. In addition to the Alton 10 I also 'raced' our club long handicap, getting under the hour for the first time and yet running well within myself at 140bpm - below marathon effort. The new course isn't particularly quick either as there are 4 footbridges, 12 gates and plenty of off-road. Looking good!

Monday	5 miles	Easy run
Tuesday	7 miles	am: Massage. pm: Tempo run. Miles 4,5,6 7:50 136bpm, 7:20 152bpm, 7:30 152bpm.	Really enjoyed the run, with clubmate, but adductor tight again - came on mid run!
Wednesday	6 miles	Steady run 8:49 120bpm	Hot! Lovely day! Had to slow the last mile down to avoid HR rising too high as I was starting to cook. Adductor OK!
Thursday	9.3 miles	Club long handicap race - 7.54 miles 59:58 7:57/mile 140bpm	Kept it at marathon effort. Hot! Adductor tight again, but eased a bit after a few miles
Friday	5.75 miles	Easy pace 9:14 112bpm
Saturday	5 miles	Easy run 9:21 113bpm	Still aware of my adductor, but it's getting better (again!). Warm!
Sunday	10 miles	Alton 10
Total	48 miles