My calculations work out that I should be back to some where near to what I should be by the Ribble Valley 10k at the end of December. I will be trying as hard as ever at the Thirsk 10 mile but my target now has been readjusted into trying to get under 54 minutes. At the moment I would say I am capable of 55 minutes but in two weeks time I should improve by around 40 seconds which will leave me 21 seconds to try and find.
All my focus is now on the Ribble Valley 10k and I will not be satisfied with running sub 32 minutes I will be gunning to get well under 32 minutes. I let myself down by not keeping my self fully focused and by not doing my weekly tests and checks, the only problem I have is coming to terms with how many cold, wet, and dark runs I have left in me, after all I'm supposed to be enjoying running not dreading every other run. Twenty miles on a Sunday morning in freezing rain is not really all that much fun, I'm sure I can think of a hundred things that would be more enjoyable. But deep down inside I know when the warm weather arrives and the spring in my stride returns it has been more than worth it.
Exercise - At first it seems hard but in no time it becomes enjoyable until one day you realise you are addicted. " I am a RUNNER and I am ADDICTED "
2 comments:
Stop pretending you don't enjoy winter training. Be honest, you thrive on the pain and misery of it all and eat it up like a ravenous animal. Am I wrong?
See you at Thirsk and the Ribble Valley.
It sounds like you are fully focused. I don't know many runners who would be able to predict their race times to within a few seconds.
Also your not alone in disliking these long runs in the cold, wet and dark conditions. The thought of producing a decent race time does dull the pain and misery of them.
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