Rest
Training today involved an afternoon spent sleeping and reading the 'mental preparation' sections of the Lore of Running. I've not read it in a couple of years and it makes me realise how different things are in my mind from 2011.
I think the intervening marathons have been harder to deal with mentally and to problem solve during the races. I've also set off at an ambitious pace each time. Although to be honest, a lot of it has been down to whether it has been my day or not (it was in April 2011, it wasn't a year later etc).
I am going to run more freely tomorrow and go with how my body tells me to run, rather than with a very set mile by mile plan. I think I may even go watchless!..
I love the emotions of the day before a marathon. I'm in my usual state, I just hope I can harness it like 2011 and last year's Great North.
Training today involved an afternoon spent sleeping and reading the 'mental preparation' sections of the Lore of Running. I've not read it in a couple of years and it makes me realise how different things are in my mind from 2011.
I think the intervening marathons have been harder to deal with mentally and to problem solve during the races. I've also set off at an ambitious pace each time. Although to be honest, a lot of it has been down to whether it has been my day or not (it was in April 2011, it wasn't a year later etc).
I am going to run more freely tomorrow and go with how my body tells me to run, rather than with a very set mile by mile plan. I think I may even go watchless!..
I love the emotions of the day before a marathon. I'm in my usual state, I just hope I can harness it like 2011 and last year's Great North.
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