Flora London Marathon Week #7 (35 days and counting)

Okay, who wears split shorts? I’ve been considering wearing them in London, thinking it might almost be expected, custom perhaps? I reckon that much like wearing a Speedo while on the continent is mandatory (if at a beach), I assume wearing split shorts would be equally obligatory if running a race… no? Secretly I’m going for the euro look, and unfortunately I paid the price. I hadn’t worn any split shorts in almost nine years, but yesterday in Comox I decided to break tradition and give them another go. Today, as I hobble around on tender legs, I’m bearing the scars from my failed experiment.

The last seven days have been all about recovery, adaptation and tapering resulting in a nice reward. Having run a PB definitely gives me confidence going into the remaining five weeks; I can almost feel the excitement. But no, I’m pushing it back down and staying focused on the task at hand, recovery this week and then another solid few weeks of quality before we start the taper.

For those of you who paid any attention to last Monday’s entry when I mentioned “cutting myself off from the Times”, well it didn’t last long, four days in fact… pathetic! Total time on the feet was 6h55’, approx. 100km (63 miles).

Monday: day off
Tuesday: A.M. easy 33:54, P.M. easy 41:37
Wednesday: A.M. easy 29:47, P.M. 1:02:24 with 4x (2'H, 1'E, 1'H, 30"E, 30"H, 2'E)
Thursday: a steady 56:02
Friday: easy 42:46
Saturday: 28:45 with 4x strides
Sunday: 2h with 1:15:29 Comox Half-marathon

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