With the potential marathon still at least seven months away, I'm completely fine with putting in a gentle week, providing I still get the long run in. Ok, so I might have had a couple of beers this week too, but the two things I learnt, or decided to remember, from last year's marathon was not to let training completely take over your life and to build your training up gradually.I ran 14.5k this morning, at a reasonably brisk pace. I felt a very slight niggle in the shin as I set off, but the pain soon dulled and I settled into an 8 minute mile pace for the 9 mile route. It felt fine, good even. But I'd stop short of thinking I could keep that up for any length of time, i.e. a marathon. Half maybe, but no more.
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