To race is but a dream...

[shadydaz]

Feeling good coach, considering the inconsistency in training over the last few months! I feel strong, the hard sessions have been easier and quicker than anticipated, the easy running is getting easier and quicker and am now having to hold the pace back consciously, RHR is dropping again and should start to see that fall back toward 45 over the next week hopefully now the hard work is done and consolidation begins. Despite running 138km over the last 13 days I feel OK, if I was asked two weeks ago whether i was capable of that, my answer would definitely have been no!. Was a little fatigued this morning hence cutting short the planned 60mins a little short, but it was a 5am run in the lashing rain. With the last 3km splits @ 5:15s, despite me trying to hold back, I was sensing that it was best to knock it on the head as there is already plenty of easy mileage in the bank over last 10 days! 5km paced will be Sunday evening so look at about 60 hours of rest to replenish the energy in the legs.

What I find strange and don't really understand is that the last full cycle was back in July and I am only a few seconds off that pace, granted, the weather is a lot cooler and enables me to run harder so there is a bit of an offset to factor in there, but still surprising and cant get my head round it! the legs haven't got too much amnesia after all. l Been feeling mentally strong through the cycle so far. Physically in surprisingly good shape and very motivated again. Nothing major to report, just seem to have picked up where I left off!!