TRAINING FOR THE BLACKPOOL MARATHON

With just 3 weeks till THE BLACKPOOL MARATHON i decided 2 run my infamous incredibly boring round southport loop, with only 3 miles of sandhills near the start to add a bit of fun to my run ! But the BLACKPOOL race is going to be flat and boring so i decided this route would be the best way to get me ready!
The weather turned colder with a strong north west wind to make conditions tough, but at least the sun was shining and the wind would blow me home for the last 7 miles of the 20.6 mile loop.
I ran the first 14 miles steady but my legs felt heavy after all the long runs I've been putting in over the past few weeks. At 14 miles i started 5x5 mins at 9.2-9.7 mph with 2 mins at 8 mph for recovery. once i picked up the pace i did start to feel better and finished with an average speed of 8.6 mph [ 7.00mpm] which was up 1/2 mph on last time. It always amazes me how much faster you can run in a race and how much harder a pace can feel in training !
20.6 miles, 8.6 av, 7.00 min mile pace, = 2.24.31
Sun 6th
Easy run with Jon over the sandhill loop, bitterly cold north west winds and snow showers made it feel more like the middle of winter than spring!= 57.36
total for the week = 10 hours 16 mins

BLACKPOOL MARATHON

After the excitement of yesterdays race i decided on a long easy run.conditions were very good,mild no wind to speak of and with the sun making occasional glimpse's through the thin cloud it was very pleasant to be out.
my thoughts turned to running the blackpool marathon in april. after telling brian i'll run it i can not really back down now! anyway it will be a good incentive to get some serious mileage in!
=1.42
LOOK OUT BLACKPOOL HERE I COME !