I was feeling rubbish in training, and for days following the half I was dragging myself out of the door, running at no faster than 6:30 pace, and then hoping the next day would be better.
Sessions were out all week as I grappled with my lethargic legs and mind. Mentally I was stale and had 99% decided it was time for a mini break. The Sunday morning exactly a week after racing Southend I just about managed a slow 9 miles instead of my long Sunday run and felt like crap and my Achilles was painful the whole way.
I spent 3-4 days doing very little and then slowly my legs came back and I felt refreshed and charged up again. This lead me into a track session with Janes and Inskip under the eye of Phil O’Dell.
I managed a pure track runner’s session of 400s, 300s and 200s and enjoyed it immensely. I seemed to be going pretty well. The next two days were a bit tough on the legs, but by Saturday I was with the guys again for part two of this track runner’s session with a tough set of efforts in Chicksands Woods. This saw me rack up 80 miles for the week – good enough right now.
I’m feeling pretty fit and am now looking forward to my next race – the City of Manchester 10k on 3 July. I just hope the wind doesn’t ruin it as this has been a real problem lately.
I'm then going to run a couple of times on the track as I'm keen to step off the road for some variety before getting down to some proper marathon preparation.
I'm then going to run a couple of times on the track as I'm keen to step off the road for some variety before getting down to some proper marathon preparation.