OK - whilst half the country was grinding to a halt yesterday, I managed to do an 8-mile run in the morning before going to work. I can"t believe schools in the West Midlands are closed today either, there"s no snow on the roads any more!
Anyway, back to the running. The new trainers are excellent, very comfortable and a lot lighter than my previous ones. They do have a design flaw though, and small stones can get wedged into the sole. So I"m going to fill the problem areas to stop this from happening. When people design these things do they not think about how or where they"ll be used? As it"s something I can sort it"s not a major issue so never mind.
So now I"m clocking over 25 miles a week, and as I start to build my long run up slowly from where I am now to the 23 miles that"s scheduled for 3 weeks before the marathon, that will increase. I"m also finding the 8 miles a lot easier and I"m doing it at 8 minute/mile pace as well, even yesterday in the snow. Today I went out to do a run at a faster pace, so I went for 4 miles and did it at 7m 38 sec pace, which is quick for me. I have the Silverstone Half Marathon on 15 March, and I"d love to do that at 7m 45 sec - but I"ll be happy with 8 minute miles to be honest.
