Week 9: Rhythm
The week began with a rest day. I only did twelve miles the previous Sunday because of time constraints, but I was still glad of the opportunity to rest.
The first training session of the week was a four mile easy run. I’ve been getting a bit bored of continually running around the North Bay, so this time I decided to run down to the end of the South Bay then back again.
On Wednesday I strategically matched my music to the training. The schedule called for one mile easy, then three miles at half-marathon pace then another mile at easy pace. That sounds easy, but this combination of distance and pace has tripped me up before, hence the decision to run to music this time.
I chose Bloc Party’s new album Intimacy because it has a fast beat and sounds a bit mental. The result? Well, it worked smashingly. I ploughed through the miles and finished on a bit of a high.
I tried the same trick on Thursday, doing 4m easy then 2m moderate. I listened to the same music again, but it didn’t have quite the same effect as last time. Saying that, I still powered through the moderate section. For the first 4 miles, my legs didn’t feel quite as elastic and springy as I like, but they weren’t stiff, so I just had to work through that. I covered the first four miles aorund the headland and then ran down to end of the Spa again, then did the remaining two miles in the North bay.
The end of the week saw the return of the dreaded cold weather, bringing with it a light frost. Fortunately, that didn’t affect me much.