I slept badly last night which I usually do after I've had a long run with a lot of effort. I was so hot and fidgety and my legs were twitching, so feeling tired this morning I decided to cycle instead of having a recovery run. I was glad I did and had a nice hour in the sunshine spinning the legs round and felt much better at the end.

1 hour 2 mins
14.5 miles cycled


Monday 11th September.

A long run today and I was wibbling at the thought of doing it, as I usually do for the long ones - don't know why but I always get nervous.
I decided to some off-roading to make a change. I decided to do 1 mile run/1 minute walk and I did about 6 miles road and 6 miles x country over quite rough ground at times. I felt done in my about 10 miles but I made myself go on though the walking breaks got a bit more frequent and 2 minutes long but I made it back home still running.
It was a hot day and I got through 2 and a half bottles of drink during the run, which I think is about right for the time and didn't get a headache this time, which I have been suffering from when I've done a long run in the heat lately.
So a very good run. I am very pleased I've done the distance and no more long runs until Windsor Half, just a shame I won't get many more in before Beachy Head.

12 miles roughly
2 hours 26 minutes.32
Average pace 12.19 approx
Average HR 145
Peak HR 166



Sunday 10th September.

No time for running this morning as I had work at 12 noon but I did get out for a ride for 50 minutes and anyway I thought it would be better to keep my legs fresh for the long run tomorrow. However, this didn't really work out as I had a very busy afternoon at work where I must have walked miles then got home to walk the dogs for an hour, cook roast dinner, clear up etc and do other housey things and by the time I got to put my feet up in the evening they were throbbing!!

Cycling 50 minutes