Well . . . yesterday's 5.5 mile threshold interval session and today's 8 mile run finish my preparation for my marathon training program which starts tomorrow. I clocked up 22.5 miles this week, which is roughly where I need to be prior to taking on the training.
Yesterday's interval session was really good and I easily managed to hold the required threshold pace for all intervals . . . in fact I did one interval at 10K pace without meaning to. I really enjoyed today's Long Slow Run at lunchtime. I ran 8 miles in 1 hour 8 minutes and the conditions were perfect. It was a lovely cold and sunny afternoon with the sun on my back most of the time, and I was able to 'switch off' and listen to the radio as I ran. Most importantly I managed to complete the run without feeling any pain in my knee that has caused me so many problems over the last few months. The only slight niggle was a bit of soreness in my right hip which I usually get early in the year when my long runs start increasing in distance.
After lunch I sat down at my laptop to look for a hotel where we can stay in London for the weekend of the marathon. I would've done this last year, but I didn't want to book anything with the possibility that my knee was going to prevent me from running. Rooms are going fast, so as soon as I found something suitable I booked it. That is a load off my mind now because I've managed to book somewhere in the area that I really wanted to stay in and I haven't had to pay some of the extortionate rates that some hotels have appilied just because it's marathon weekend.
I'm now really looking forward to the next 14 weeks of training, although I might need reminding of this statement a couple of months from now when I'll be doing long runs of up to 22 miles.
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