Tuesday Run 1 – 14/4/20
Weather this morning is deceiving the sun is out and although its not jumper weather it certainly isn’t vest weather either like the other day, so on went a t shirt.
I left the house again following my usual route road round to entrance of trail up through the track and down onto Rothervalley.
Rothervalley really was becoming my second home, but I enjoyed seeing the country park especially looking so peaceful. The only down side to doing the same routes is my blogs not the most exciting to follow at the moment.
Thursday Run 2 – 16/4/20
Today was one of those days. Didn’t feel 100% yesterday and as I hit 1 mile I really felt like I was struggling this morning. I wasn’t going fast in fact I’d tried to slow down as I knew my runs needed to be at Marathon pace. But legs felt like they were running on 0 energy, everything felt like an effort. I can honestly say I’ve not had a run feeling like this in a very very long time. It was starting to get warm but I’d ran in hotter temperatures before, my body felt tired and I knew today was going to be minimal planned millage, nothing more as something just didn’t feel right 
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I went my usual route down the trail and onto Rothervalley at the first exit turning right so going anti clockwise round today. Instead of continuing around the smaller lake I turned around the big lake passing the park area. The park still seems so erie all shut down, no sound of children’s laughter like something from a horror movie. 1 lap of the larger lake really was going to enough today.
When I came to second trail exit my watch beeped 3 miles covered with legs feeling no more energised I knew that was enough for today so stopped my watch and continued to walk a very slow walk back home. Even walking was an effort.
I can’t remember the last time I had to stop out on a run even on the really big constant runs or when I last had to walk home as oppose to running, part of me felt a little gutted but having felt not right yesterday I knew I had to listen to my body, 3 miles was plenty for today.
It might not be the usual millage I’d cover but I’d got out and done my planned training millage at least which was better than nothing at all.
Friday – Walk Day – 17/4/20
Gentle walk planned today, guess where to? Yup off down round Rothervalley 
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Decides to make my walk days family walk days 
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Suzie was even more excited to join me when she realised we’d got matching Tikkaboos.
Mine were a birthday gift and whilst ordering them Suzie had got really excited so I couldn’t resist putting her a pair in the basket. Tiger stripes it was today.
It was a bit nippy but we enjoyed our walk and fresh air. Suzie managed to walk all the way round the big lake bless her.
Was nice to stretch the legs without having to think of pace.
Sunday – Long run day – 19/4/20
The start to the day just felt better this morning. Although today is long run day, the planned millage was only 3 miles, a drop down week in preparation of a longer run next week. This is all new to me I’ve never really done drop down weeks the week before bigger runs unless it’s been a half marathon or 10k race. In past plans my millage as always gone up in small increments until taper weeks have began. Reading Jeffs book I knew this was a great way to keep muscles free of injury and allow body to rebuild stronger.
However I found running only 3 miles hard especially feeling so much better than earlier on in the week so did cheekily do 4 miles along my usual Rothervalley route but I did refrain from including the smaller lake in my run and just did the large one.
As I turned the corner towards the exit of the country park I was greeted with a duo of spider men on bikes! 🤣🤣 A little lad and his dad both in spiderman onsies made me smile. I love seeing quirky things when out.
Week 2 training done!
