I'm just back and showered after my weekly long run, which today was 20km. I'm sticking with my plan, but am a bit concerned that
@Emms and
@franksinatra are completing 20 and 22 miles, as part of their training for the Manchester Marathon. I'll keep to my plan rigidly though.
We had a few days away this week for my wife's birthday. On Tuesday evening, I ran 12km around Grange Over Sands, taking in the full length of the promenade between Kent Bank and Grange. The weather was glorious, and it was a very enjoyable run.
On Thursday evening, I ran 8km in and around Cartmel, where we spent two nights. It is race weekend, so we had the added atmosphere of horse racing preparations going on in the village all around us. It's a lovely village, and a great place to run as long as you don't get lost.
I completed today's 20km in 2 hours and 28 minutes, approximately 7 minutes 25 seconds per km. I would have been a bit faster, but I took a path through a field, and had to walk a bit in between my 5th and 6th kilometers. My legs are feeling it now, but I'll feel good in the morning.
Only six weeks to go!