Marathon Virgin by hashbridge

Three runs since my lasy update, and all good aboard the good ship Harry.

The first was particularly good. Last Thursday set off on the usual route but with a little added which I thought would take me over 6 miles. The run itself was fine, not much trouble from the shoulder, and I finished at a sprint with the energy for more. My ipod had died a fair way before the end so I wasn't keeping track of time, and when I got home and checked my distance.. turned out I'd run 6.8 miles, so almost a full mile further than I thought and at a pace slightly quicker than I usually run. Which was nice.

Then on Monday I went with my lovely ladyfriend for a run where she lives, which is a damn sight more scenic than round my gaff. Took a gentle afternoon run round the 02 on the Greenwich peninsula then down the Thames Path toward Greenwich itself; a shade over 4 miles in about 50 minutes, which considering the heat was a pretty good time.

And tonight (Wednesday) another run with the aim of equalling the long run last Thursday, which I did with ease. Bit strange really.. I kept waiting for it to be difficult, or for something to start hurting, but it just never did. Before I knew it I'd done the full distance at 10 minute mile pace with a little added which took me to pretty much 7 miles on the nose. Warming down on the walk home I could barely even tell I'd been for a run, sweat aside, and my heart-rate was back to normal within a minute or so of stopping. I'm fitter than I think.