28M am long run incl miles 11-17 hard
I got up ridiculously early this morning to fit in my long run before the Sky Ride thing got in my way (and to avoid losing the morning to my run). I set off at 5am, foolishly assuming I would be able to buy a drink en route. It turned out that, sensibly, all of the shopkeepers in London stay in bed until there's more than just one idiot out and about in the city. So I had to survive my 28 miles on the one (rather nice, chocolate coated) ginger biscuit I ate before leaving. It turned out alright luckily.
This time, I ran a hard segment in the middle of my run - seven hard miles from mile 11 to mile 17, along the river. Psychologically, it was good to have the hard running out of the way. And it reduced the risk of injury, running hard beyond marathon distance. Having said that, I didn't feel that I got too tight later on and had a good spring in my stride still as I finished.
I think I've run 28 once before, maybe twice, but never at anything other than a steady pace. This was a good confidence booster.
I got up ridiculously early this morning to fit in my long run before the Sky Ride thing got in my way (and to avoid losing the morning to my run). I set off at 5am, foolishly assuming I would be able to buy a drink en route. It turned out that, sensibly, all of the shopkeepers in London stay in bed until there's more than just one idiot out and about in the city. So I had to survive my 28 miles on the one (rather nice, chocolate coated) ginger biscuit I ate before leaving. It turned out alright luckily.
This time, I ran a hard segment in the middle of my run - seven hard miles from mile 11 to mile 17, along the river. Psychologically, it was good to have the hard running out of the way. And it reduced the risk of injury, running hard beyond marathon distance. Having said that, I didn't feel that I got too tight later on and had a good spring in my stride still as I finished.
I think I've run 28 once before, maybe twice, but never at anything other than a steady pace. This was a good confidence booster.
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