Today I ran 20 miles. I spent yesterday afternoon feeling washed-out and wondering how I'd make it around another long one today. I felt stronger this morning but before I set off I was still feeling quite apprehensive.
I needn't have worried - it was a fabulous run. I felt good all the way round - so much so that I put in a little extension at the end to make it a round 20 miles. The highlight was running along the crest of Dean Hill. The weather today has been very mixed, with sun and some sharp showers, but I got fabulous views over Southampton and the New Forest to the South and chalk Hampshire/Wiltshire downland to the north.
So why was today so much better than yesterday? I didn't get that greyness, that cloud of numb weariness which dogged me for the last 30 minutes yesterday and for most of the day afterwards. I can only put it down to the fact that I set off at midday rather than 9am yesterday, and had eaten a decent breakfast first. A very useful bit of learning there.
Training this week will be a bit patchy - I have a long day in Plymouth tomorrow and then a 2-day jaunt to Manchester Wednesday and Thursday, so I'll have to grab time when I can. I'm very pleased though - this week I have run 64 miles - over 100k. It's going to get gentler over the next 2 weeks before the Herts Stroller on 11 August.
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