Sounds like a plan

For the first time ever, I'm training to a plan.  In the past I've gone as far as generally getting some more miles in because I've got a marathon coming up... but this is quite different.  I'm following a day-by-day actual plan.

This all started at the Salisbury 10 mile race last year, when I missed the 1-hour barrier by just a few seconds.  The lovely Mrs S, who is working towards a UK Athletics level 2 coaching qualification, consequently devised an 8-week training plan for the Wiltshire 10 race on 9 Feb, just 3 weeks from today.  Since Decembre I've been doing a mix of speed, tempo, easy and recovery runs against a daily planner.

I thought I might find this the most terrible bore, but I'm actually really enjoying it.  Part of it is the challenge of being as precise as possible and marking up What I Did against What I Should Have Done, and the other part is the 'freedom from' element... I don't need to worry or deliberate about what do this week as it's all mapped out.

This is a whole new kind of running and it's kind of thrilling.  Thank you, my lovely Mrs S!

It's a plan, Stan