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RE: 2013 Part Deux
2 weeks to the Henley half
Much of the week was spent in gay Paris, which buggered my running somewhat. I managed a couple of OABs from Pont de Neuilly to the Arc de Triomphe - the first a very slow early morning plod with a colleague, and the second an attempted tempo effort at rush hour which turned into more of a fartlek due to dodging les pietons.
Last night, another sound 6 laps of the field for 10 and a bit miles. Pace was held very steady around 9MM, but I managed to ramp up to 8:30 then 8:15 for the last two miles, and 7:45 for the last quarter mile. I'm hoping for 8MM in the race - looks like I might need a serious contribution from the race day pixies for that to happen. Looking forward to it though.
Not really done enough to justify a taper, so will do another 10 miler next weekend and then just looseners for the final week.
A decent September by my usual standards:
Runs: 10
Distance: 63 miles
Time on feet: 9h 17 min
A regular Autumn event, such as this year's HM, might be just the ticket to keep me active through the summer. Hopefully I'll remember that next year.
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