2019 - will one thread be enough for the whole year?

[marathondan]

Cracking brace of runs over the weekend. 5 miles hard on Friday evening; lungs bursting, legs burning, inwardly cursing that I hadn't started my mileage buildup sooner. I was way off my target pace of 8MM for all but the first mile. Consequently it was tempting to give up... but I battled on and banked a great session. I can put some of the lack of speed down to the terrain - the grass is waist high around the field, and the dog walkers are doing a frankly weak job of keeping the paths clear for me. It's been a while since my legs have ached that much straight after a run.

So I expected that Sunday's 10 mile slow effort on tired legs would be disastrous. I woke early, so was out of the door by 6.15am. I took it very slow, enjoying a mix of Beef and Dairy Network and No Such Thing As A Fish on the audio. The pace felt very gentle, but these runs are meant to be done slower than race pace, and so it ended up being very comfortable, and more excellent miles in the bank. The post-run buzz lasted all of... an hour or so, then I started feeling very sleepy. Great to have it in the bag before breakfast though.

This week: will I manage three runs?