So I finally broke the double digit barrier....
10 miles in 1h36min along the Thames from Mortlake Bridge to Putney Bridge and back.
Despite not feeling very energetic during the day and procrastinating until 6pm before I finally put the running gear on, the run itself went very well and I had a fair amount of energy left at the 10 mile mark.
This coming weekend I'll see if I can lower the mile average from 9m40 closer to the 9min mark, which is a pace I'm more than capable at keeping when I do 10k or less. As this was 2 miles further than I've ever run before I suspect I was unsure of my capabilities and although my pace never varied more than 10-15 seconds per mile I think I can start out faster on Saturday and still complete the run without problems. As the baseball season finished with our loss in the playoffs on Sunday, I will now focus completely on running and training until picking up the ball again after the race. I also started doing military fitness type training in Chiswick with
www.chiswickbootcamp.com, and in about a month I've seen a marked difference in my core strength and posture.
I've also lost about a stone since mid June, and although I suspect my initial target weight by the half marathon might be difficult to reach, I'm aiming for at least another 10 lbs by October 11th, which is quite feasible in the 6+ weeks to the race. My diet on occasion falters, but in general I eat healthy food....although my sweet tooth is still there.
This week's target is 27 miles; 3 miles today, 8 tomorrow, 3 on Thursday, 10 on Saturday and 3 more on Sunday. Quite looking forward to it!
