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[marathondan]

Sun 30th Sep

Race report for the HCG 10K here. Finished in 47:01 - or was it 45:23?

Total miles for September: 37, highest monthly total for the year. Once upon a time I was doing that per week...

Wed 3rd Oct

With the Henley half marathon 11 days away, and a PB-pace 10K just completed, for some reason I thought that a hard session was in order. Looking back, the logic escapes me. I made the rare decision to go out at lunchtime, with 5 miles of tarmac fartlek in mind. However, in the changing room I was quizzed by a Frenchman named Stephane about good local routes, and I ended up taking him down to the canal towpath. Turns out he's a couple of months away from the Marathon du Beaujolais (a possible future addition to the RC travel brochure?), shooting for 3:20 (ouch), and so was just hitting peak fitness. After a warmup, he was planning 10 x 1 min speed intervals, and I foolishly joined him. After initially pulling away on the first rep, he blew me away for another 6, until I gave up. Don't know what I was thinking there. For me, running is about control, and the way to stay in control is to run alone...

Wed 10th Oct

For a while I thought Sunday's Henley half marathon might be in doubt, with really sore calves and hamstrings after the misguided speed session. But after a week's rest, things seem back to normal - and of course the net result was less training, not more. Idiot. I'm struggling to find time to get out - just back from a 24hr trip to Munich - the best I can do is a gentle loosener before Sunday's race.

The organisers have fallen foul of the postal strike - they're looking at handing out 2000 race packs on the day. Kudos to the organisers for taking that on.

Edit - Henley race report here.