The middle of Februrary is looming and there are now less than 10 weeks to go. My body has changed over the last few weeks and I am making improvements. Yesterday I ran just over 17 miles. The last 5 were at my target marathon pace and were part of the second biathlon. I started runing with Jonathan at 6:30am. We returned to Oundle pool at just after 8:30 and I changed into my tri suit. Swam 800M and then continued with the last 5 miles of the run. Everything felt good.
Over the last few weeks I have been building up and I am starting to feel like things are taking shape. I still have aches and pains - my lower back has been quite uncomfortable for the last two weeks, but it feels like it is getting better. I also have a pain around my right shin. Again this seems to be improving slowly. I am looking forward to the day when all the aches have gone and I have that feeling that I could run for ever,
I think that towards the end of Janurary I must of had some sort of bug as I struggled on the running track. It was especially cold and my lungs were very tight. Possibly this was caused by being run down from over doing things. The week that I ran round Rutland water was probably too much.
I have cut back on the swimming and started to make sure that I do a reasonable cycle ride each week. Therefore at the moment my week goes something like: monday do a short recovery run to get the legs going from the previous days long run; tuesday evenings I go to the track and do the session there; Wednesday I do an hour long Clike Tuke swimming session; Thursday I do my second key run of the week which concentrates on speed; Friday I go out for a 1:30 bike ride; saturday is my rest day, which usually involves gardening and other jobs at home; Sunday sees my long run.
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