Reject Lard

31.3 Miles (660.0 Total)

Sept 28th - 3.3 (A quick loop of Chiswick, 2 days following my large golf weekend and a day after my first run of the run streak the legs felt rather heavy but I need to keep going) 

Sept 29th - 2.7 (The 'rest' day trot around Acton and Chiswick, I have a loop that I find interesting that will be my 'rest' day run)

Sept 30th - 2.3 (A gentle jog with the missus, she is recovering from a cold and my ankle felt dodgy so glad just to keep the streak going) 

Oct 1st - 12.5 (6am long run, in time to get back and watch England play Scotland..... why did I bother!  Awful.  The run was pretty good although running each day I think will affect my pace.  'Refuelling' may also prove to be more important than normal!)

Oct 2nd - 3.0 (Recovery run on location in Hampshire, bloody hilly though and a small hangover meant the going was a bit tough)

Oct 3rd - 7.5 (6am run from home to Hammersmith, river to Kew and home.  A great way to start the week given the fact I wasn't exactly overly keen to get out of bed at 5.45!)

Run Streak - 7 Days

Morning all

The first thing to discuss this morning is that I missed out on the ballot for next year's London Marathon.  As much as I hated the rejection of not getting in, I was secretly a bit pleased to be honest.  The training for a marathon is relentless and a bit brutal to be honest, so not having to do 13 weeks of training in the winter including 3 * 20 mile training runs is quite nice!

So what to do next year instead.  Having thought about entering another marathon, and one I would be more likely to get into I decided that I wouldn't.  Instead I am focusing on the following challenges for next year:

• 4 Half Marathons and 6 10k races
• The Wales 3,000's (climbing the 14 peaks in Wales over 3,000 ft in 1 day), this happens in June I think.  I have been roped into it by 2 blokes who are rather fitter than me (to say the least!) so need to get training for that!
• Potentially running the Thames towpath in 3/4 days (180 miles, which I think is possible but Mrs LB still needs convincing)

But before even really thinking too much about these I have the small matter of finishing the 1,000 mile challenge for 2011.  This week has been a good one.  I have finished my first week of run streak and in the past 7 days I have run 38 miles and am bang on track.  There are 13 weeks til Christmas and I have daily targets to hit to get me to the magic 1,000 miles by Christmas Eve.

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LBx