Tom Roper's Running Training

Three weeks to go and longest run so far

I ran 22 miles on a hot Saturday afternoon to Newhaven, Peacehaven, Telscombe, Saltdean, Rottingdean and Ovingdean. It was hard work and I have missed some miles this week, but overall I feel good. There was also a short lunchtime speed session on Thursday, of half mile fast runs along the A27:
Time: 33.26
Distance: 3.38
Pace: 9.54 (best 6.09)
1st half mile: 4:17.31/8.38
2nd half mile: 4:14:87/8.33
3rd half mile: 4:38/9.19
4th half mile: 4:59:03/10.02
Saturday
Time: 4:07:43
Distance: 22.02
Pace: 11.15 (best 8.12)

Total mileage this week: 30.4
Three weeks till the Beachy Head Marathon

Lunchtime run and young people today

I ran at lunchtime along the A27, up the South Downs Way to Newmarket Plantation and back by way of Falmer farm shop, the reverse of a route I have run before, about five miles. It was humid and airless, and there were a lot of flies, but I could not see why the weather should cause the students to cancel their induction dash