December 2011

[Sweder]

but you are supposed to take the 3 runs pretty seriously.

And that's the kicker isn't it? I'm afraid I like my freestyle approach too much to adhere strictly to such a schedule. I gave this some thought on my long walk this morning. The improvements assume a certain level of base fitness. Running (or trying to run) at plus or minus your 10k pace is pointless if you have no hope of hitting your best 10k form. I guess I should run a 10k (preferably in race conditions) to see where I'm at, but i fucking hate 10k races so, nope, it's just not going to pan out.

It also occurs to me I should already be on week three of the program. Whilst I've certainly 'got out there' I've not run more than five miles, so any attempt would be a hybrid at best, a bastard love-child most likely. It feels good to be thinking in these terms though. It's been ages (years) since I've taken on a road marathon; it would be as well to respect the challenge to avoid disappointment in April. With that in mind I've officially shelved plans to shoot for a PB in Almeria. They were looking rather coffee stained and unkempt anyway, pre-Christmas lurghie infecting base fitness training. Unless I show remarkable progress in January (doesn't hold breath) I'll treat the half as a pacey training session and enjoy the craic.