It is strange how things turn out - last week I did a 16K long run at 8:30 mins per K and struggled with it - today I did 17K at 8:00 mins per K ( 30 seconds per K faster!) and felt that it was just a bit "easier" . I did wear different shoes - but apart from that, everything else was much the same. It became obvious quite early on in the run that my pace was faster than last week - and couldn't really slow it down. I have no idea why it was 30 seconds per K faster today -- there is a physical place at which the GPS reading for the two different runs were about 300 metres different to one another - a 300 metre error over 15K isn't outside the realms of reasonableness!! I guess it is why we can really only use GPS watches/Apps as a "guide" .
17K today - bit easier than last week's 16K - Couch to 5K
17K today - bit easier than last week's 16K
Well done Bazza. Funny how sometimes the runs are just easier.
Your route doesn't look on a loop, did you have a long walk home or am I being a liitle dim????
Good running.
Jules x
It is an "out and back" course - I go a short way form my home, turn left , go as far as that leg goes, turn around and come back past the turning point to the end of the other leg and return. It is kind of a bit T shape 
It is quite difficult to find suitable routes where there are footpaths going such a long way - IF I was ever to train for a full marathon (which I WON'T!! ), I don't know how/where I would train.
Well done! I have already spent ages online trying to plot longer runs.
How long until your HM?
About another 6 weeks yet -- think that this particular HM (which is part of a new local "Running Festival" ) is going to be a very laid back one I have heard that they are going to allow people to run with their dogs (in the spirit of parkrun?) I guess it would only be the 5K - can't imagine too many dogs running 10k HM or marathon distances.
Well done Bazza - you really are clocking up big distances now!
Well done Bazza on completing such a long run I have only managed 12k once not sure I want to run further and like you would find myself doubling up on the route.
I also find it much harder to run at a slow pace, every time I try it I find my muscles ache so end up running at my normal faster pace of 6mins/k
I have gotten around this "problem" by using run/walk for these longer distances. Even so, they still are tough for me!!
Same for me. Although any longer runs around here have to include hills so that's bound to slow me down. I wanted my run to work this morning to be an easy one - it took longer than my normal 5k but that was mainly due to stopping to take jacket off and enforced stops due to traffic and red lights. I hate having to stop completely 
legs always feel worse afterwards.
Well done - it's along old way.
Great run there.. and great view of your route... when you see it like that (aerial view) it really shows how much distance you covered.
Great to hear Bazza.
That is brillant news. Well done!! How many more long runs have you got planned before your Hm?
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