Flipping hell, Terrier. I'd kill for those long runs. I'm only up to 22kms. I'll have to get my shit together. Hoping to go 25 the coming weekend and eventually a couple of 32k/20 miles in Oct/Nov. The aim, if there is one, is to creep under 3.30 in Valencia. Going to be tough I reckon. One of my issues is almost all me old running mates are now too fast for me and a new colleague, who's made great progress, is a bit slow. We'll see. I'm also at shockingly low mileage. 3 or 4 runs a week for a total of about 50k if I'm lucky.
Don't know if I should throw in a small bit of "speed" in one run to make the M pace feel easier or is that a mug's game at my age and pace?
On a side note, my 'student' did Berlin yesterday in 2.27.52. Like all youngsters he went out a bit fast and at a pace we hadn't really discussed at all. I was surprised when I saw a text a few hours before the off saying he was looking to do the first half in 1.12.15. Shit, I thought he was looking for 2.26, not 24. Anyway, suffered but bagged a small pb. It was only his 4th ever marathon.
