Anyway, let's start off with a catch up about the last couple of weeks. After the abandonment of Guys 10, I had toyed with the idea of doing Longridge 7 the following weekend, however after a tough week of training - and also being fed up of slogging it out in the horrible weather(!) - I decided against that particular plan, settling instead for a long run on the Saturday and an easier ten on the Sunday.
My long runs over the last couple of weeks have been nice and consistent, with three 17 milers in the last three weeks with an average pacing of 6:35-6:40.
Similarly my overall mileage has been consistent too. The last two weeks have seen 76 miles, followed by a 77 mile week. I have managed to maintain a steady 75 mile plus average by keeping up the early morning runs before work a couple of times a week, adding miles that I would otherwise have found pretty much impossible to fit in to my week at our busiest period of the working year.
I have also managed to push on with a new phase in my progression with my speed training on the track. In the last couple of weeks I have done my first ever 400 metre session and following that with a 800 metre session the week after.
This week will see the final race of my calendar year, with Ribble Valley 10k bringing the curtain down on 2015. It will be 4 weeks since my last race at Wesham 10k, which is my longest break between events for quite some time. I am hoping that this break, whilst maintaining a high volume and intensity of training might see me approach the start line in fresh shape and able to give everything to finish the year on a high and hopefully with a new 10k pb.
We will see...
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