Training, Planning and Running the DW Race

Hit the road again last night this time by myself and keen to work up a sweat to make up for the steady jogging days I have had with the missus.

I extended my usual route a little bit and have a new 4.8mile route which is pretty nice country lane running. I pushed my pace for the duration trying to maintain a balance of speed but still holing back something to be able to complete the route. I did have to stop at one point because a greenfly decided to throw itself at my eyeball and I had to fish the flailing critter out from my eyelashes.

It was a warm and humid evening yesterday and I worked up quite a sweat and I was glad that I have taken to running with a bottle of water because I would have dehydrated quickly.

In the end I rolled back to my front door 42 minutes 26 seconds after I had set off feeling thoroughly knackered but happy with my effort. Working out my speed that’s an average of 6.8mph.

Schoolboy error though. I didn’t warm down properly so this morning my left calf, only my left mind you, is a bit tight. So I’m sort of trotting around like a horse with a stone wedged in a hoof at the moment.