Made the morning run!
Aug1020093:33 p.m.
I headed off this morning to the local park to complete my first long run of the training.
Fabulous route, takes you past roman walls, a roman bath, the cathedral and the lake, so lots to see and keep you entertained as you run 
I was aiming to run 4.5 miles in 45 minutes. Didn't factor in three rather long steady climbs that appeared in the middle. But overall thought I did well 
I think if the route had been flat I would have been in my goal time. I slowed to a walk twice, once at the top of the 2nd hill and once in the middle of the 3rd hill, but caught my breath and set off again.
Total Distance: 4.5 miles
Mile 1: 10:12 (first steady climb included, didn't slow down)
Mile 2: 10:30 (second steady climb, slowed to walk for 30secs before starting mile 3)
Mile 3: 9:30 (NO steady climb! But you could have guessed that from the split!)
Mile 4: 10: 30 (third steady climb, slowed to walk for 30 secs in the middle)
Last half mile: 4:56 (No hill, equivalent to 9:52 split, and managed to increase pace at end)
Total Time: 46:18
Pre-run snack: toast and honey, thinking porridge might be better... about an hour before the run
Post-run snack: Spanish omlette and salad
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Comments (5)
abbylovescakes 'Sounds like you had a fantastic run! ANd what a lovely route (althoughh I could do without the hills!) Sounds like you're doing well! Is the training plan in this month's Zest magazine? I'm looking for one myself (although my half marathon isn't until March so I have a while!) But I'm not a great runner at all - I just did my first 5k on Saturday!' added 10th Aug 2009
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tinabee 'Well done on your first long run - first of many hopefully. Sounds like you have a lovely route to follow too. Have to agree that porridge or at least some non sugary cereal might be a better bet around an hour to two hours before your long runs especially as the distance increases. After run meal sounded ideal though.' added 10th Aug 2009
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AmyW 'Well done - sounds like you're doing really well - keep up the good work, and fuel up on porridge!' added 11th Aug 2009
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man_in_the_stand 'Well done on a great run. Sounds like a lovely route. Agree with the porridge pre run. Keep up the great work' added 11th Aug 2009
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suzid 'well done on building up the distance and keep up the good work,,,, you will be flying by the time you get to the cardiff half just keep going xxx :-)' added 12th Aug 2009
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