Liz has put me to shame over the last few days by doing a running commute on Thursday morning and then a twelve miler on Friday afternoon. I’ve been feeling somewhat lethargic. I ran a slowish ten miler on Wednesday afternoon with clubmates Andy and Helen. Ran from the Edge into town then out up Meanwood Road, along the ring road and back down Otley Road. 9.9 miles in 92 minutes.
I didn’t feel like running on Friday, but hauled my sorry ass round a regular training run of three miles. I followed that up with a gym session to give the upper body a proper workout. There was a real danger I wouldn’t be able to lift my wine glass in the evening. I just managed to be resolute and avoid drinking from the bottle through a straw.
Started slowly on the parkrun 5k and ran the first 2k with Leroy who’s in my age category and usually about my speed. He’s been out for a couple of months and is just getting some miles in for Brass Monkey. Pushed on and chased after Gwyl who was pacing at 21 minutes. We then had an excellent breakfast chat at the Refectory before heading off to Sweatshop York to select my free running shoes. I ended up with a pair of Asics Gel Nimbus which I will use sparingly over the next couple of months and should be nicely worn in for the London Marathon.
Rounded off the day with a curry at Prashads in Bradford. Not the best presentation for PECO. Still feeling lethargic, but I’ll give it my best shot.
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