Early morning runs...

[CaroleC]

...are very hard to get up for! Especially on a Sunday when all the rest of the "normal" people in the northern hemisphere are still huddled deep under their summer weight duvets.

I was aware that I'd only run approx 7.6 miles this week, split between a 4.5 and a 3.1. If I'm to up my mileage ten-fifteen percent from the week before (total 12.4 mileage including that Scottish 10K event) I wanted to get at least a seven miler under my belt today...I've decided I'm not going to be ready for, and have not entered, the Truro Half, but want to get up to half marathon distance "just in case" something else is coming up after that.

The push behind making it an early morning event was that I have had quite a few long lie-ins this last week; being the last week of my lovely long summer holidays from my school job. I'm back at work tomorrow, and need to be tired nice and early tonight and up nice and early tomorrow for two training days before the little dev...er little angels are back in on Wednesday.

Anyway, once around my usual loop with an extra few hundred yards "tweak" is four miles, so I did it twice in the end. I was quite pleased to get an overall speed of 6.1mph as I was feeling knackered after the first loop! There were plenty of ups and downs too. It was nicely cool enough this morning; I'd originally thought about fitting this one in yesterday but Cornwall was bathed in glorious late summer sunshine all day; and if there's one thing I HATE, it's running in any sort of warmth.

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Anyway, back to the salt mines tomorrow - and next run on Tuesday!

CaroleC

[sfb350 Graduate]

Well done Carole ! I always used to prefer early mornings but over the last few months I'm always too tired to get up early at the weekend. I'm hoping to fit in some shortish morning runs this week instead of going to work early, as I usually do.

Have fun back at school tomorrow

[AliB1 Graduate]

Well done Carole you are doing fab! You managed to fit in an extra 2 miles to me in the extra 2 mins you ran! Now that is fast lol.

Hope next week isn't too tough (I always find the first week back after 2 weeks off difficult let alone if I've had the summer off). Not long to half term lol

[pingle Graduate]

As ever I'm in awe. Tried running very early this morning for the first time but not a great success. Even though it was a lovely morning I felt quite sickish after only 20 mins or so. I think I will just have to get up even earlier and have some breakfast.

Good luck with the start of term. As a parent I can't wait to wave goodbye to the little dev.. oops angels when they start back on Wednesday.