January 2015

[marathondan]

Two 6am speed sessions to the good so far this week. Tuesday was intervals, around the local streets, as it was still damp underfoot. Surreal as always to be doing sprint sessions at that time of the morning. Home in time for breakfast and the school run.

Today, tempo session before work. I had planned to take to the streets again, but with an unexpected frost I instead opted for 7 laps of the mill pond. This route usually takes in about 100m of wooded trail per lap, but it was clear that at this time of cloudy morning, I would be plunging headlong into complete, muddy, rooty, brambly darkness. The parallel tarmac path was treacherous enough. Not an easy session, but good to have in the bank.

Might have to be another 5am alarm on Saturday, as I need to get 10 miles in, and I need to get the family bacon sandwiches on by 7.30. So far, I'm preferring the early to bed / early to rise routine over the old howling at the midnight moon scenario. I guess that might change when the long runs get up to three hours.