After a couple of weeks trying to do long runs without the TP we got together again today for 12 miles.
We do most of the run off-road, round a country park, with a variety of routes to give different length loops. We reckon that if we get into FLM we'll be able to do quite a lot of long runs here before we get bored - just going the 'long way round' to get there from TP's house, and back!
After a warm up three quarters of a mile we ran the rest - rather slowly but without walking :>)
The trouble is it was nearly a minute a mile slower than we'll need to do in three weeks time. And the cut-off looks pretty serious from the website.
The good thing is that TP seems to enjoy the runs as much as I do - and she is talking about continuing after Amsterdam, ticking over until FLM training starts.
FLM
ReplyDeletedid you say-FLM??????
On race day you will be quicker
mm FLM - well I have hit half the criteria I set myself, and somehow I appear to have talked TP into entering on the basis that we enjoy long runs together (and that was the hardest part for me on the last two occasions - as you know, b-z)
ReplyDeleteSo I thought I'd better enter!
so just need to meet the other criterion before race day!
We all have faster and slower days, especially in training. I agree with b-z - things are always different on race day, adrenalin being the main thing :o)
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of loops in country parks. Route variations and changes in the season mean always keep things interesting.
ReplyDeleteAs the others said - don't worry about the time. (Anyway aren't your long training runs meant to be slower?)