Sodden Weather!

14:51 5 miles 35:32

1 7:06 2-3 14:37 4 6:58 5 6:51  Average 7:07 min/miles

I forgot to reset the auto lap feature on my GPS again after last night, so the splits are worked out from my memory of the shown time at the end of each mile.

It was a beautiful day today. That is until two o’clock when I had a two hour gap in lessons and had penciled in a run. I’d been looking forward to running in perfect conditions, sunny with no wind, all morning, but hey ho! We live in Glasgow and the rain won’t stop me… golf ball size hail does though, so I waited until two thirty when the storm had got the worst of it out of it’s system. It was still warm enough for shorts and T-shirt though.

I started out feeling quite good, but it didn’t last long! My slower pace wasn’t through good pace judgement, but more down to fatigue and hunger. From 2.5 miles my stomach was actually rumbling! I’m pretty surprised by the last couple of miles, although I don’t know why. I have been recording miles at this pace when feeling tired for long enough now. Maybe it’s time to start being surprised when I hit sub 6:30’s!

I’ve decided to follow in Mrs pacepusher’s shoes and ditch my paper training diary. I like trees, so I suppose I should try and save a few! Despite this environmentally friendly move, I’m going to continue using electricity and updating my blog. It is for this reason that I have added a new page this evening entitled, ‘…And Now For The Science!’ It’s designed mostly for my benefit, but some of you may be interested to see my PB’s and monthly/yearly mileage. Sadly, you can also see how many miles I’ve run in each of my pairs of trainers… What can I say? I like to know when it’s time to go shopping! Anyway, feel free to have a look if you’re interested.

Save The Planet Folks… except maybe for Ferguslie Park!