On Sunday, my training plan called for a long run. It has called for a long run for each of the last three weekends, but I have ignored it. However, with Windsor a mere seven weeks away (eeek!) I could ignore it no longer. So I girded my loins, set the alarm and headed off to Wimbledon Common for the seven mile (well, more than six mile)Sunday run with the Windmilers.
I was slow. Very slow. As with most clubs, they won’t leave runners behind, but I was far and away the slowest runner there. Which I wasn’t too fussed about, until I got back, looked at my times and saw that the run was at the fast end of my spectrum.
So today, I went to their speed session. Grass track. One mile warm up (club house to track), 3 x 800m with 200m recovery followed by 2 x 800m with 200m recovery. And then a one mile cool down run back to the club house for some stretching.
They have a hill session on Thursday. I find that I’m strangely tempted.
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Well done on the long run and the speed session – I always find that running with other people encourages me to run faster than I would otherwise! 😉
Hills are ace! I get much improved response to speed demands from a hill rather than intervals – the two combined in a week should shave loads of time off for you. Good luck.
I almost joined the Windmillers when I lived near there in 1998-2001. If I had I’d have been perhaps a much better runner by now!
Yay – you’ve discovered running club! Have you joined properly or are you just testing the water?
Just testing the water.
that speed workout sounds very tough :o) well done on all the training so far.. Carla and I are doing a half in 7 weeks too (gulp!)
I’m getting really nervous. My long runs just aren’t really happening at the moment, which is not good.
Ooooh hills… Conquer the hills and you conquer the world!! Well, almost…
You hardcore person thinking about the hill session. I know what I would do…and it wouldn’t be a hill session! How are the Windmillers?
All this positive talk re running clubs makes me think I need to find a nice friendly one. Well done on surviving the intervals 🙂