A new PB (of sorts)

30 days and 30 runs - backs to base(ics)

I've been a bit too tired/stressed to do many speed-sessions in the last 30 days (just 3), but I did manage to do something I've never done before - run every single day for a little over 4 weeks!  I don't think I've ever run for more than 10 consecutive days before.  As a result, I managed four 50-mile weeks and feel much stronger for it.  Outside marathon training (where I averaged 60-mile weeks at peak over a month) I've only run that kind of monthly volume once before.  The difference on the previous occasion was that I was nearly at burn-out and should have been resting instead.

*** UPDATE *** 35 consecutive days was the final tally!

More volume, less speed...

... and 23 consecutive days of running

Life has been a bit stressful over the last few weeks - work, home and family, so I've only done one speed-session, but instead have done about 50 miles/week for 3 weeks and have really felt the benefit.  My fitness graph below shows the step-change in base-fitness.  I am hoping that some sharpening over coming weeks will put me in good shape for the Midweek Road-race League which starts on 16th May.