Head start

I got up early this morning and managed to run 16 miles. One thing I discovered during this training is that, if you want to get up early and put in long runs, it is easiest to do at the start of the week. (Although this is Tuesday, we had a public holiday here yesterday so today is de facto the first day of the week) This is surprising given that my working life is as sedate as it can possible get - I just sit in front of the desk and computer all day long. However as the week goes on, it becomes increasingly difficult to get up in the morning. So I have now decided to cram the most difficult training at the beginning of the week, and gradually easing up towards the end. Then I beat myself up hard at the weekend by running long runs. This pattern seems to be working fine so far, and I just hope I will get through this for the next five weeks.

Today: 16 miles
This week: 28 miles