A nice, gentle 90 minute long, slowie today. No dramas, no major niggles, all green lights, endorphin highs, and several more miles safely banked. Great stuff! That's now three 90+ minute runs in as many weeks with no serious knee or shin pain to report. So my confidence levels are now way up there in nose-bleed territory
So the deal now is to just keep going at this level for a while and get a good, solid base mileage down for a few weeks to get everything right before even considering hill climb and speed training. I want to get it right this time, and time
is on my side, as we head into winter and the season of little racing, meaning there are several months to go before any serious competitive challenges appear on the calendar.
I envisage long runs along deserted, sweeping ocean beaches as winter storms blast in from the south, and bush trails in the mountains slick with snow and ice... or maybe I'll just stick to the treadmill conveniently located near the beer fridge...
Either way, it's a long winter ahead, with the prospect of a great many more lonely miles to be racked up.
This is going to be a great year of running.
March maundering.
