Last run?

[MissChampers]

Hi MC

I have experimented with lots of things over the past 12 years. My best method is to run my final trot on a Thursday for a Sunday race. I normally do 4-5 miles with about 4 x 100m strides (a sort of build up to a sprint and build down again, all in the 100m).

However, you need to try different things each time you race. I met a guy in Lanzarote who says he races best on a Sunday AFTER racing the Saturday!!! That's the incredible difference on the two ends of the scale for people. It's great that we're all different but makes it no easier for newer runners needing advice!

3 days rest would see you right though I am sure. I'm running tomorrow as described above and racing HM on Sunday in Felixstowe, Suffolk, so good luck to both of us eh.

Yeah I might do a quickie tomorrow if the weather isn't too bad. I don't suppose I should worry too much, the very first half marathon I did a few years ago I did no training whatsoever and I wasn't even a runner at the time! Because my sister was doing it, I got up that morning and thought sod it i'm gonna give it a go just to prove to myself I could do it. I managed to finish in just over 21/2 hours and I didn't have proper running shoes on! lol

Good luck to you for Sunday