Last Long run in training

This weekend Lorna and I are running the Shakespeare Marathon.
It will be the last long run we do before the 10-in-10 starts, and we are both really happy with the way that training has gone.
We have been running reasonably big weekly mileages sometimes without realising just how many miles we've accumulated, such has been the extent to which we've made Running a normal part of our daily life, as opposed to something we have been 'training' for!

My running technique has progressed fantastically well since the Pose Clinic in March - and teaching others has had a very beneficial knock on effect on my own running.

Last weekend we ran the Hawkshead Trail race. Lorna's remit was to 'run up all the hills' and I chose to accompany her. And what a good decision that was!
It was a BEAUTIFUL day, the Lakes at their VERY finest. Sunny, but not too warm and with a gentle breeze. Amazing! We also met a large group of our running friends there, so the social side of it was also spectacular.
Lorna ran beautifully - really strong on the climbs, and confident and quick on the descents. It was a real pleasure to run with her :o)

On the Sunday morning we parked up in the grounds of Brathay (Yes - we DID ask if we could!) to spend the next few hours running the Windermere course.
We'd planned to break it up into 3 sections, stopping at Newby Bridge and Bowness, the idea being to consolidate the details of the course, without working our bodies too hard.
And that was exactly what we did.
It was another stunning day, and we were running for a few minutes under 4 hours.
On returning to the car, my legs would have been happy to carry on, but we'd done what we set out to do, and getting home before the traffic became ridiculous became a more pressing priority!!

:o)

This week has been gentler.
Less mileage, and a couple of short faster runs for me (It was the quickest and easiest way to get home after dropping the car for a service, and then collecting it later) and we are having a small taper into Shakespeare on Sunday.

Looking forward to running it, as it's a race I've not done. We'll be playing host to a couple of folk too, and there will be a large group of our running friends at the race.

Should be good!

:o)