Liz has got a run planned as part of preparation for the Leeds half so I drop her off in Meanwood/Woodhouse so she can run up the hill that is part of the course. She hasn’t decided how far she’s going as she has options when she gets to Eccup. I get back, watch the end of the grand prix and set off towards Leeds on the A660. Through Golden Acre Park and out towards Eccup.
Liz and I cross just this side of the rezza in the field that is sometimes boggy, but today is dry and dusty. I’m aiming for 90 minutes easy exactly one week away from the Big Day. This run is similar to what I consider to be my first marathon training run on 14th February, though I’ll only be going round the rezza once on this run. It’s a lovely Spring day and although it’s mid-morning there’s still plenty of birdsong and things to distract me from listening to my own wheezing. I’m looking forward to cutting down on training as each run seems to stay with me for a couple of days. Although yesterdays’ run was only 5k, I did go quite hard and I can feel it in my legs today.
The water level is surprisingly low for this time of year. Make a mental note to keep the garden watered throughout May/June in case there are hosepipe bans later in the Summer. Don’t cross with Liz on the other side of the rezza so she must have taken the shorter option. Golden Acre Park is heaving and I guess dodging prams, buggies, scooters, dogs, expandable leads and toddlers will be good practice for the first few miles at London. I’m not expecting those kind of obstacles, just other runners getting in my way. They won’t be doing it on purpose, they just won’t realise it’s all about me and my time. Get back in just over eighty minutes and run the last mile quite hard. When I check on my training programme I find that I should have just done sixty minutes. Oh well, it’s just a guide and I enjoyed the run.
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