I ran a four mile fartlek, with mile warm-up and cool-down, though it turned into more of a plod. I went out to the end of Newhaven East Pier and back.
Time: 1:03:22
Distance: 6.29
Pace: 10.06
I ran the route I ran last Sunday in reverse, with a few extra miles added at the start. It's enlightening to do this with well-known routes, especially hilly ones, where the easy descents become tiring slogs in reverse; thus what is usually a pleasant section through a barley field became a monotonous slog. The weather was poor, and from Beddingham Hill to Bo Peep I ram in thick fog. Toward the end I felt like giving up, but kept going.
Time: 2:23:43
Distance: 12.80
Pace: 11.13
Total mileage this week: 22.09
Two weeks till the Henfield Half Marathon
Eight weeks till the Firle 20K
Twelve weeks till the Beachy Head Marathon
Today I ran a short run taking in the perimeter of the golf club, by the path above Frog Firle and back through the fields.
Time: 40:06
Distance: 3.77
Pace: 10.38
On the morning of the first-ever BSMS graduation ceremony, my time spent there from 2003-2006 being responsible for my late flowering as a runner, I did a session of three fast miles, with the usual mile warm-up and cool-down and quarter-mile recoveries, along a hot and busy, by Seaford standards, Front.
Time: 55:19
Distance: 5.52
Pace: 10.00
First mile: 09:21:17
Second mile: 09:36:04
Third mile: 10:08:26
I ran my long run in the heat, a round trip to Bo Peep, Firle Beacon and back on the ridge above Bishopstone and Denton. I found it harder than I'd expected, in spite of lots of water before and during. Perhaps it was reading Murakami on his 100k ultra in the Observer. I should have done 13 miles but had to settle for eleven and a half. Both barley and wheat are ripe now, and I ran next to a combine harvester for part of the way. My anti-histamines seemed to do the trick.. Just after the peak of Firle Beacon, in the manner of the man versus horse race in Llanwrtyd Wells, I raced some cows, but beat them easily..
Time: 2:11:19
Distance: 11.61
Pace: 11.18
Total mileage this week: 23.03
Thirteen weeks till the Beachy Head marathon
I ran to Bo Peep and back. I think I'm getting into the swing of training.
Time: 1:13:30
Distance: 6.99
Pace: 10.31
As it's not really about running, if you want to read my reactions to Martin Creed's work 850, which I mentioned a few posts ago, and see some not very good iPhone pictures, go to the main blog:
On Tuesday night, resolved not to let the commuting get in the way of training, I did my first interval run in the preparation for Beachy Head. Domestic need, that us to say the voice of the Burra Mem, made me curtail warm-up and cool-down to a half-mile.
Time: 41:48
Distance:4.43
Average pace: 9.27
1st 800m: 4:09:27
2nd 800m: 4:19:54
3rd 800m: 4:26:26
4th 800m: 4:29:91
5th 800m: 4:50:67
6th 800m: 4:45:11
Hard work again, and the knee gave me trouble after the fifth mile, but that serves me right for not stretching.
Time: 1:29:16
Distance: 8.31
Pace: 10.44
Total mileage this week: 15.45
Fourteen weeks till the Beachy Head marathon
This is not the way to train for a marathon. I ran today for the first time since Sunday 6 July. It was hard on the legs, and on my breathing; my asthma seems to get worse. Down to the front, and along in a strong wind. About half way through I started to feel as if I was doing something familiar.
Time: 50:10
Distance: 5.01
Pace: 10.00