I would like to have strong words with whoever decided to hold the London Marathon in April. Sure, it’s a good time of year to run…not too hot, not too cold, but it means training throughout the winter when the nights are cold and wet and the winds are howling. It’s not exactly the kind of weather that makes you want to enjoy the great outdoors!
In my last few runs I have battled winds of 60mph, traversed treacherous fields of ice and been soaked by sleet. I like to think this is character building. Others may just take it as a sign that I have finally lost the plot.
There are of course advantages to winter running. You don’t feel like you’re constantly on the brink of collapsing through heat exhaustion for one (a feeling I became very familiar with whilst training for the Robin Hood Half Marathon). I find long distances much easier in the cooler weather and the promise of a hot cup of tea when I get home almost certainly means that I run faster, if only to prevent the onset of frostbite!
I don’t feel I’ve made a huge amount of progress in the last couple of weeks due to general laziness, but this isn’t anything to worry about as my training plan doesn’t start until mid January. This gives me a few weeks over Christmas where I just need to increase the regularity of my training so that my body becomes accustomed to the fact that it is going to run a marathon whether it likes it or not. This and the amount of Christmas food that will be consumed in the coming week will hopefully give me the incentive to brave the wind and rain and to become a super speedy racing snake!
Yesterday’s run: 7.6 miles
Today: 4 miles
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