
The relief of the finish line is only a few metres away! (photo Lindsay Cook) >>>>
As it was, I was just pleased to get around without another DNF. If I’d have tried to run any harder, that is certainly what I would have achieved. I’ve probably been harbouring some bug or other, so in that context my time of 37:36 wasn’t too bad, but it doesn’t feel nice running 1m 30s slower than I was doing as recently as June! I have a 5k and a HM booked over the next 6 weeks, but at this point I need to seriously re-assess the wisdom of doing these. A very easy week is also long overdue.
As I have stated on previous blog entries, I have been overdoing the racing over the last few months, so a combination of general staleness (and likely latent illness) took their toll today. Shame, as conditions were good (if perhaps a little too warm) and I still think this is a fast course. Given I managed a good 5k PB only a week ago, I don’t think my over training/racing syndrome is yet at a critical level, so hopefully and easy week or two will help me build back up towards better race-times in the Oct-Dec period.
P.S. - what a difference a day makes…
Did a 6.5M easy run the next afternoon. Despite low average HR (only 135 or 74% of max) managed average pace of 6:49/mile. Perhaps Bearbrook just came a day to early wrt to whatever lurgie was still lurking? If I was really on the verge of burnout I would not have been able to manage that pace over that distance with so little effort. That has perked up my mood!
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