36 days to go - Making hay while the sun shines

Route#9 Distance : 20.50 miles Duration : 03:00:14 Energy : 2134 KCal Max HR : 155 Bpm Av HR : 136 Bpm Mile pace : 00:08:47 Mission statement : Scheduled - 4 miles in approx 40 mins easy Revised - 20 miles in approx 3hrs 10 slow (09:30 125-135-145) Neg splits Due to the fantastic weather today and the lousy forecast for tomorrow, I chose to do the long run a day early. I settled on running laps of the 7 mile route 9, set up some drops of Lucosade sport, Red Bull and Jelly babies for refuelling and once my long run breakfast of porridge, coffee and vitamin I (ibuprofen for my sore thighs) had had time to settle I set off. The first lap was tough, my legs were really stiff and my anti-blister duct-tape bandages wound up giving me blisters! However, once I had sorted out my feet and got the first Lucosade sport down my neck I felt much better and the second two laps were much easier. I managed to do each lap faster than the last and felt pretty good at the end. My pace was faster than specified, but I figure that this may go some way towards making up for missing the fast half marathon last week. I think I am going to include Red Bull in my race strategy. It really does give you a boost of energy and I think it will come in handy on the big day. Today's session has boosted my confidence and left me basking in a mellow post run glow. Which is great as we are off to JD's tonight for supper.