Another easier week in the training programme combined with a dry week weather wise so I took the chance to aim for a PB at this week's Parkrun. The ground had dried out a lot and apart from a few rabbit holes and moles hills the ground was nice and firm. In all a very pleasing run with all three laps run at exactly the same pace, a sprint finish and 1 min 11 secs knocked off my PB for the course. Still got a bit of a way to go to match my best ever age grade score - for now I'm 99th in the Age Graded League.
Today's long run was in complete contrast to last weeks - warm and light winds with clear signs that spring isn't far away now. Lovely to be running in shorts again instead of wrapped up against the weather.
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| View towards Chipping Campden |
It's also time for a bit of spring cleaning. Marley's three teddies have been through the wash and put out to dry in the sun
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| Mr Ted, Baby Ted and Mrs Ted. Mrs Ted is Marley's favourite as she's still got her squeak |
Next week it's back to the final big mileage grind in the run up (run down?) to the Stratford Marathon. Need to find time to keep up the strength training or all the good work of the last 10 weeks will be undone.
Stats for the week:
Mileage: 25.68 miles
Elevation gained: 336 metres
LeJog: 280.49 miles (24 miles to Shrewsbury)
