With a week to go until the Billy Bland relay it’s not a good time to feel a bit strained but I had always planned an easy week in the lead up.
I’d intended to run another 70 mile week this week which would have been 3 in a row then have an easy week dialling right back to single runs each day and around 40 miles for the week.
This was planned as my easy 1 in 4 week but to be honest I felt knackered after Marsden 10 on Sunday and after easy runs the first couple of days of the week I just felt there was no point risking injury for the sake of miles.
Both my achilles have been sore recently and I’m suffering a little with some discomfort along the bottom of my feet which I’m hoping isn’t PF as that would be a disaster although I don’t seem to be suffering any of the other common symptoms so a couple of rest days are now on the cards to let everything settle before the weekend.
We did take a family trip to Stamford parkrun in Stalybridge just over th’ill in Lancashire where I had a decent run for second place in 18:21 on a tough undulating trail route, happy with that although it’s painfully clear that there’s a good gap between where I’m at right now in terms of speed and where I ultimately want to be for this distance.
Having tried a couple of weeks at 70 miles I don’t feel comfortable I’m ready for that without one of the runs being a significant long run of 16-18 miles because doubling up 3-4 times a week is leaving me feeling a bit jaded. Back to the 50-60 mile range with more focus on quality.
- Monday – 7.8 miles
- Tuesday – 15.7 miles (7.5 & 8.1)
- Wednesday – 14.1 miles (8.2 & 5.9)
- Thursday – 5.1 miles
- Friday – 5.4 miles
- Saturday – 3.1 miles (Stamford parkrun, 2nd place )
- Sunday – Rest
Total: 51.3 miles, 3,560ft elevation