My lack of training posts have been certainly been matched by the lack of news. I've been knocking out 3 or 4 mile runs 3 times a week for a while now, and then I had an idea.
You see I've always run for distance; never with an eye that close to the watch, (training pace and marathon pace is all Greek to me), but distance nontheless. And
knowing that I must run X miles, running X miles is what I do. But however much I try to pace, I always end up accelerating within the last 1/2 mile or so to finish absolutely bollocksed (sic
).
The upshot of all this is that until tonight I've found it harder than ever before to up the mileage, I suppose because my head knows that I'm fooked after 4 miles, my heart won't let me go out for (say) a 5 mile run.
Not any more......
Tonight all distance was out of the window. I set out to run for an hour. Granted no great shakes but hey, it's progress. Well you can guess the rest. I actually ran for 65 minutes, including the usual spit-flailing last few hundred yards..............and felt grrrrrrrrrreat!!
No idea on distance, but I'd estimate around 6 miles.
But...(and here's the bizarre bit) If I'd set out tonight to run 6 miles I just know I'd have had to walk and end up knackered; whereas running for an hour?....no problem.
Strange eh?
