The title needs an exclamation mark. 8 miles is long for a tempo run. 7:30 is a fairly aspirational pace but I managed it and even beat it with 8 good solid miles at 7:21 per miles and not flat either! That's a bit more than a lump. A hill then... but not a mountain. …
18 Mar – Monday Speed Session
It's always good to see a run come in at under 7 minutes per mile! I'm aiming for 7:50 per mile for the London Marathon, and that is feeling more and more doable with every session that goes this well! 4 miles broken into 4 x 1 mile splits with rests in between each mile. …
16 Mar – Split long one
I love running with others, but I very rarely get to do so. My parents were starting over this weekend so I got a rare opportunity to run with them. They aren't really up for the length of run on my schedule today so I went out for an easy half marathon before coming back …
14 Mar – Tempo Thursday
5 miles at 7 min 30 per mile seemed achievable, so I turned it into 7min miles average instead (slight GPS glitch at the very start for help out a little). I love a good 5 miles - is my happy place of running.
11 Mar – ½ Mile Repeats
The back continues to heal. I continue to get faster (or fast gets easier) and I still struggle to lose weight. Hovering around 14 stone for the past few weeks... Time to turn it on and shift a pound or two. Today's hill repeats were blitzed at better-than-advertised pace - all 8 repeats done at …
9 Mar – Back is back!
Please sponsor me! - https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/pete-bond-XLPMarathon Last Saturday I did a PB Half Marathon and promptly ruined my back. I'm old. I get it. Move one. So this week I have been resting and stretching and generally trying to get back up and running. I was always hopeful that I'd be able to resume training fairly …
4 Mar – Broken!
The back pain I felt after the half marathon on Saturday hasn't gone away. It sucks, but I know I'll be back (ouch - pun!) soon enough. I'm hoping that I'll be able to continue to stretch out and recover to the point that tempo Thursday is on schedule. Who knows.
2 Mar – Smashed my Halfie!
The plan called for 13 miles at 8 to 8:15 per mile... But who does 13 miles when an extra 0.1 would make it a Halfie? I was feeling really good going in to the weekend so I went out hard from the outset, thinking a PB might be doable. The route I take isn't …
28 Feb – Tempo Thursday
Planned for 10 miles at 7:30, which is not easy! Managed 9½ miles at about that pace before I ran out of road. Which was fine, but then I had to cycle to work and teach a full day... Fun fun!
Feb 26 – Speed Work
Speed work. 3 x 1600m @ 7.30/m I'm finding 7:30s pretty easy these days, which is good because this Thursday needs me to do 10 miles at that pace!
Pete Bond's London Marathon Adventure for XLP 