25 to end a very good week

25M long run - crescendo but not crazy
Core strength exercises (five cycles)

My quads were the issue after yesterday. But they're not a mess, and I soon found that I could get into a really good rhythm. In fact, I realised pretty quickly that I must be having one of my good weeks where my legs are happy whatever I throw at them day after day.

My plan was to head out and see how I felt. To contrast with yesterday's cross-country, I plumped for one of my London sightseeing runs. Parliament Hill. Primrose Hill. Regent's Park. Hyde Park. Victoria. Vauxhall. Westminster. Millenium Bridge. London Bridge. Tower Bridge. And back.

As it happened, I realised after 5 or 6 miles (somewhere around Marble Arch) that I was having to hold myself back. So I decided to aim for 25 at not too crazy a pace. The first half was at about 6.30. The second half evened out at about 6.00 with the last five (back from Marble Arch again) pretty hard. Though not too hard... about 5.40ish on the flat (and slower on the hills). I didn't want to risk anything going ping.

It was a great run. Aided by the high after yesterday's race, I was loving every stride of it. In fact, I'm loving every stride of every run at the moment. (Or is that just the post long run endorphin euphoria talking?... Don't think so.)

Oh and I also squeezed in some core strength work first thing. Might help with the hills.

Rest and recovery now.