Fatigue is setting in

Ah recovery run, how I love thee.  Hello dear reader, I thought I would start this week’s training blog positively.  As you may be able to deduce, I have just come back from my recovery run and it was really pleasant.  It’s been a warm day and the evening doesn’t seem to want to cool down much but the run was only 4 and bit k and it was really nice.  I fear tomorrow’s interval training may be a tad different but for now I shall bask in the comforting embrace of the recovery run, ah.....

Dearest Blog reader, I failed a bit tonight.  Tonight is interval night (Urgh) and I only managed the big hill 4 times.  I just didn’t have the energy to go for a 5^th.  Sorry.  However today has been the hottest day of the year so far but also the toffee custard doughnut at lunch may have been a contributing factor too.

On the plus side on my third charge up the hill a teenager did give me a funny look then asked me “Why are you doing that”.  It made me laugh because at that moment I couldn’t really think of a reason.

This week’s long run was about 15.3k and it took me about 1 hour 14 minutes.  Sorry for being tad vague I can’t download my run my watch as my Broadband is down.  It seems infinity isn’t as infinite as it sounds...

Anyhow, the run went pretty well and the best thing about it was that I was able to really push it at the end.  I was knackered by the end but out of 15 on 2 of the kilometres were run slower than 5 minute kilometre pace.

I am thinking about not doing the interval training this week and going for a swim instead.  There are 2 reasons for this:

1 – I have a pretty big blister on my left foot and I could do with letting it heal.

2 – I feel real fatigued at the moment, not sure if it’s the hot weather or how much I’ve been running but I’m pretty tired all the time at the moment. 

I will of course keep you informed of my decision.

Time for a slice of lemon tart now, toodle pip!