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| 15% grade? I'll take it! |
Well this week hasn't gone quite as planned. With a surprise visit from a friend last weekend, my birthday, a few random evenings of visitors, and finally not being able to run at work it's been tough to get out. I got in my required and final interval session of this phase and did get out for a solid mountain hike though so I can't complain. The time to run long will come. I've been sore and tired all week so I'm doing something right as this next week is a rest week!
Monday, normally a day off, ended up being an 11 mile very steep hike in Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. My friend was in town as a surprise so we took advantage of the day. We had excellent weather, normally it's miserable, and tagged a few big peaks. Covered a total of 11 miles and 3500 vertical ascent and descent. Great day out!
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| looking down from Pen Y Fan to Cribyn, the route we followed |
On my birthday I once again took advantage and got out for a run exploring more country lanes, I continued on from my recent out and back last week. I found a goldmine of suffering! An excellent 10 mile road loop with huge climbs, just what I need for training. I was very excited about this. The best thing is I think I can combine it with my previous hilly trail loop to get a possibly 13 mile loop with lots of up and down.
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| up, up, and away! |
When I work I'm usually excited because I can get out and run on my lunch break. Yesterday unfortunately I was only working with my boss, normally there's three of us, and I couldn't get out. I ended up running in to work, only 2 miles. Kind of disappointed but I need to remind myself that I've been tired and sore all week and not to get hung up on the overall numbers I do each week.
I'm on week three of this interval phase so I should be tired. This next week is an easy week to allow the body to recover and come back faster and stronger. Recovery pace all week, varied distances, easy terrain, and hopefully 40 plus total miles.
It's 815pm and I'm adding this paragraph last minute. I was planning and psyched to go run an easy 13.5 miles tonight. I failed. All my gear was out, my route was planned, but I backed out at the last minute. Just another example of how difficult it is to run at night. I did have a decent week. The overall miles I'd prefer to have be consistently over 40, but is it necessary yet? I'm doing speed work and going long isn't necessary for another month or two. I'm trying to justify backing out I guess. I just want my mornings back! Yes. I'm yelling in my head at my 2 year old son! It's frustrating when you're so tied down but have such a want to achieve. I'm not selfish though and I'll put up with it, making do like I have been since he came along. Anyway. I'm going to bed, yep, at 830pm. I may need to consider 330am wake ups if he doesn't change his ways.
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| run commute in to work, footbridge over River Severn |
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