Big step for me today....

Well, having done 2 X 10 milers - and a 12 split into 2 X 6 miles before last weekend - today I needed to do 12 straight off..

I had arranged months ago to have good friends around for dinner last night; which was great but I dropped them off at home too and when I got home at 12.30 - could I go to sleep?? NOOOOOO!
Still saw the clock at 3.30 am!

Anyway - still got up early for brekky - standard bowl of porridge & a little honey with a weak coffee...

Met Annette just after 9.30am - and armed with my new running pouch (courtesy of PT no.2 Clifford) for my gels - we set off shortly after for 2 curcuits of the lovely 10k route...
Lovely day with a very biting NE wind - but, it had to be done!
First circuit - great - 2nd circuit was tough - but faster - which is promising as I did a fair bit of walking..

News from Geraldine the Garmin WITH SPLITS ( via Annette): to follow SOON..
12.28 miles today in a total time of 3 hours 14 mins 2 sec.

Breaks down as follows;-
mile 1 15 min 17 sec
mile 2 15 min 25 sec
mile 3 18 min 05 sec (includes pee stop)
mile 4 15 min 34 sec
mile 5 15 min 08 sec
mile 6 15 min 41 sec
mile 7 17 min 33 (water and refuelling stop at halfway point)
m 8 15 min 15 sec
m 9 16 min 24 sec (this must be the uphill walk section into the wind)
m 10 15 min 19 sec
m 11 15 min 28 sec
m 12 14 min 57 sec (Training note - 12 miles in 3 hours 11 mins.)
m 13 0.28 of a mile in 3 min 51 sec


Steady consistent miles of 15+ min miles today with some walking, particularly into the windier sections. We had a bitter north-easterly blowing today and on our second lap of the course running into the wind was burning our faces with coldness. Sal walked these sections on the second lap including the uphill section.

Used a whole Maxim Gel and one other - and tummy was rumbling slightly as from about 10 miles....was very hungry when I finished! This is very unusual for me!!!
Note to self - more carbs the night before (and more sleep hopefully!!!) and also the day before the day before as well!!!
Reality????
On the day itself, it is looking like a 7 hour marathon. EEK EEK EEK!



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