Week 20: Monday 16 May

1 to go

Final week - run Tuesday (possibly Thursday) then rest.

Overall, happy with the past 20 weeks. Missing a couple of weeks doesn't seem to have done any harm. Last weeks rest felt good.

Monday:

Tuesday: 6.4M @ 9.24

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 50M @ 11.09 (9:44:03)

Total: 56.4M

Garmin measured 51.4 miles. Pleased with the result. Miles 30 to 40 seemed like hard work, otherwise OK. Felt quite strong over the last 10 miles.

5 Mile splits

Elevation

Week 19: Monday 9 May

2 to go

Legs tired, so plan is to cut down more

Monday:

Tuesday: No Run

Wednesday:

Thursday: 3M @ 10.40

Friday:

Saturday: 11M @ 10.15 (steady, undulating)

Sunday:

Total: 14M

Missed Tuesday as legs tired, Saturdays run good

Week 18: Monday 2 May

3 to go.

Start to taper

Monday:

Tuesday: 6.9M @ 9.01

Wednesday:

Thursday: 4M @ 10.00 (jogging round track)

Friday:

Saturday: 20.6 @ 10.20 (undulating, steady, no stops)

Sunday: 0.9M @ 8.00 (fun run)

Total: 32M

Legs felt tired, Saturday very hard work

Week 17: Monday 25 April

4 to go.

The plan is for the final long weekend run.

Monday:

Tuesday: 6M @ 10.00 (legs tired)

Wednesday:

Thursday: 3M @ 10.00 (not really trying)

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 34M @ 10.40 (flat)

Total: 42M

Tues and Thurs didn't try at all. Sunday went very well. Approx 25/5 splits at 10/15-20 pace. Stayed consistent until the end.

Week 16: Monday 18 April

5 to go.

The plan is for a long weekend run

Monday: 11.6 @ 10.15

Tuesday: 4.7M @ 10.05

Wednesday:

Thursday: 3.7 @ 7.47 (3x1 + 1x0.7)

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 30M @ 10.30 (flat. 25min run @ 9.30 pace, 5 min walk @ 15-20 pace)

Total: 50M

Good week, not too sore the day after long run, although was probably slightly too fast as slowed in last few miles

Week 15: Monday 11 April

6 to go.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday: 3M @ 10.00

Friday:

Saturday: 8.7 @ 10.23

Sunday:

Total: 11.7M

Week 14: Monday 4 April

7 to go

Monday:

Tuesday: 6.6M @ 9.12

Wednesday:

Thursday: 4.3M @ 9.46

Friday:

Saturday: 36.4 @ 13.37 (Calderdale Hike)

Sunday:

Total 47.3M

Very tired after Calderdale Hike.

Week 13: Monday 28 March

8 to go

Monday: 3M @ 10.37

Tuesday:

Wednesday: 3M @ 9.30

Thursday: 5.8M @ 10.05

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 16.4 @ 10.32

Total: 28.2M

Steady recovery after R knee

Week 12: Monday 21 March

9 to go

The plan is to rest the knee all week, so no running.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday: knee feels less sore

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Total 0 Miles

Week 11: Monday 14 March

10 to go

Monday:

Tuesday: 6.7M @ 8.28

Wednesday: 3M @ 9.24

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Total: 9.7 Miles.

Sore right knee.

Week 10: Monday 7 March

11 to go

Planning 40+ miles, with two decent back-to-back runs over the weekend.

Monday:

Tuesday: 6M @ 8.26

Wednesday: 3.1M @ 9.08

Thursday: 3.1M @ 9.37

Friday:

Saturday: 15M @ 10.20 (off-road)

Sunday: 15M @ 10.03

Total: 42.2M

A good week, tired after weekend runs.

Week 9: Mon 28 Feb

12 to go

Planning 35 miles or so, mostly on Saturday with a 25M trail race.

Monday: 3M @ 9.47

Tuesday: 7M @ 8.53

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday: 24.9 in 4:21 (10.30 pace)

Sunday:

Total: 34.9 miles

Saturday went well, good and steady, although a bit tired over the last few miles.

Week 8: Mon 21 Feb

13 to go.

Fewer miles this week, with a 10M race on Sunday

Monday:

Tuesday: 6.7 @ 8.50

Wednesday: 5.7 @ 9.35

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 10M @ 7.31 (75min 10sec)

Total: 22.4M

Pleased with Sundays race

Week 7: Mon 14 Feb

14 to go.
The plan this week is for 40 miles, increasing the mileage by longer weekend runs.

Mon:
Tues: 7.4M @ 8.57
Weds: 5.9 @ 9.31
Thurs: (4+3) x 800m @ 3.32
Fri:
Sat: 9.2 @ 9.56
Sun: 11.8 @ 9.56

Total: 37 Miles

Another slow, steady week

Week 6: Mon 7 Feb

15 to go.

The plan this week is to increase mileage to 35.

Monday:

Tuesday: 6.7M @ 8.21

Wednesday: 5.3M @ 9.38

Thursday: 6.1M @ 10.13

Friday:

Saturday: 8.2M @ 9.44

Sunday: 9.5M @ 9.12

Total: 35.8M

A good (if slow) week. Pleased to increase the mileage.

Week 5: Mon 31 Jan

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday: 11.8M @ 9.41

Sunday: 8.5 @ 9.35

Total: 20.3M

Away Mon to Thurs. Pleased to get two weekend runs in.

Week 4: Mon 24 Jan

Monday:

Tuesday: 7M @ 9.18

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 4.8 @ 8.03 (PECO4)

Total: 11.8M

Hip sore

Week 3: Mon 17 Jan

Monday:

Tuesday: 7.8M @ 8.26

Wednesday:

Thursday: 6 x 1k @ 4.07 (3.7M)

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 9.9M @ 9.53

Total: 21.4M

Week 2: Mon 10 Jan

Monday: Fell of bike, bruised L hip - sore.

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday: 9.1M @ 9.55

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 3.2M @ 10; 5.2M @ 8.56; 3.3M @ 12.44 (PECO 3)

Total: 20.7M

Missed the usual Tuesday run as leg was sore, then did a slow Thursday run which felt fine. Sunday - jogged to and from PECO. Race was hard but enjoyable

Week 1: Mon 3 Jan

Monday: 3.7M @ 9:56 slow

Tuesday: 7.2M @ 8:19 felt fast, hard work but better than recent weeks

Wednesday:

Thursday: 8 x 3minutes (average pace 6:37) (3.6M) steady

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday: 11.4M @ 8:48 slow, good

Total: 26M

Aims

No specific aims this year, just to try and run a bit more (and a bit better) than last year. 1,000 miles seems a reasonable target, I think.

To help me along the way, I thought a blog might keep me on the straight and narrow.

I would ideally like to do a sub 3:30 marathon, and/or a sub 6:30 (or more likely a sub 7:00) Round Ripon Ultra. And maybe something longer. But who knows...

For posterity, a link to my old Blackpool marathon blog

Weekly mileage will be recorded:

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