Like some creeping addiction it gets hold of you, the need to run. Despite creaking knees and demands to spend time more productively in other ways, the week starts with 5 straight days of running. Over 8 miles on Monday around Riverside and the castle in Stirling, a quick 3 mile loop around the new Forthside development (see how the fantastic new bridge is coming along) and the same Wednesday 6 and a half miles as last week.
Missed the club session and settled for a few miles on the treadmill, just to remind myself how very dull that sort of running is and that I don't like doing it.
The week ended on a high with participation in the Lasswade (http://www.lasswade-ac.org.uk/) 10 mile road race on Sunday morning. I have factored in a couple of races as part of the training (also doing Alloa Half Marathon in a couple of weeks) to keep the speed work going and to add some spice to the longer runs. The course is pretty hilly, with a nasty climb at 3 miles and a long slog at mile 5-6, but enjoyable nonetheless and followed by a very nice buffet including cream scones, lovely. Happy enough with a finish time of 1 hour and 15 mins.
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