Last weeks tempo was tough, no doubt about it.
I had felt fairly dejected afterwards. This week, Monday was 6 easy, Tuesday 18 min 5k, Wednesday 8.5 easy (7.25) and today I went out for a 10 mile tempo with great trepidation. I only did half a mile warmup instead of the usual mile. My knee was giving a bit of trouble right from the start, but it seemed the faster I ran the less it hurt.
Off I went at the target 6.45 and it felt quite manageable. First two miles were 5 seconds fast and I banked them. The next 6 miles were pretty uneventful and easy enough which was very surprising. I kept expecting to start to suffer but it never came. I pushed on for the last two to finish in 1.07 at an average of 6.42 for the 10. The only difficulty I had was the knee pain, which I am putting down to my slower run trainers being worn out.
This gives me a renewed hope for the marathon, early days yet. 10 miles at 8 seconds faster than marathon pace is a long way from 26.2, however I have absolute trust in Gary's plans. He was spot on last year.
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