I am due to do a 9-miler tomorrow but according to the weather forecast it's going to feel like -5 with gale force winds which I don't really fancy! Today wasn't ideal conditions as it was quite cold and rainy but it was a good session. There is a new cycle path that has opened near me so I ran along that and got 7.33 miles in. I did get a bit lost getting back onto the main road so that slowed me down but I averaged 8:02 min/mile so I was really pleased with that.
Getting my long run in on the Friday this week maybe a good strategy in the future, but it is dependent on what time I manage to finish work on a Friday. I have a few thoughts on this:
- It gets the run out of the way early in the weekend!
- I am obviously tired after a long run, but there is the potential of getting sleep soon after the long run, whereas that isn't possible if I do it early on a Saturday or a Sunday. Anything over 18-ish does make me feel tired and can have a negative impact on the rest of the day if I do the LSR on a weekend morning.
- Doing the LSR on the Friday this week has enabled me to get a 5th run in this week. Although I may not be able to do that every week (not wanting to risk injury, being too tired, not enough time etc) I do know that a 5-day a week training schedule can be more beneficial.
- Getting the long run in on a Friday does mean that I won't go out with the running club on their weekend LSRs. Having said that, it has been a good few weeks since I've been with them on an LSR anyway; I think the last time I went out for an LSR with the club was on the Xmas social run on 28th December. This is a shame actually, as I do enjoy the runs with the club. However, I am finding that I am more able to control the pace I want to run at when I run by myself.
- Doing the LSR on a Friday does mean that I don't practice my morning fuel routine.
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