Tom Roper's Running Training

Sponsor Claire

Claire, a friend and running companion I used to work with, needs sponsorship for an impressive series of runs. She's running to support Get Kids Going, a charity that helps young disabled people participate in sport.
She's already done the London Marathon and has the following lined up:
3 June: South Downs Relay
30 July: Downlands Challenge (30 miles)
5 November: New York Marathon

You can sponsor her on her Justgiving Page: http://www.justgiving.com/claireeb

Three days

A rest day today. The weather forecast is a little uninviting.

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Four days...

...so I ran to Splash Point and back.

Time: 44:49
Distance: 5.03
Pace: 8.55 (best 7.25)
Average heart rate: 156

Five days to go

No run today. Six days to go. I've been looking at the map and the elevations to try to get an idea of the course.
It looks to me as if there are major ascents at around the second mile, the fifth, the eleventh, the sixteenth and the twenty-fourth. But the highest point on the course is only 243 feet above sea level, the lowest 13, whereas Firle Beacon, a point to which I run quite often, is 217 metres, that is 712 feet.

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Six days left

A short run to the sea and back in drizzle
Time: 30:02
Distance: 3.34
Pace: 8.59 (best 7.32)
Average heart rate: 165

Last Sunday run before the Isle of Wight marathon

To Firle Beacon and the car park beyond a little way beyond (on the way to Blackcap Farm) and back.
Time: 1:41:51
Distance: 10.41
Pace: 9.47 (best 8.03)
Average heart rate: 151

Total last week: 31.79

One week till the Isle of Wight Marathon, three weeks till the Seaford half marathon.

Stanmer woods

An agreeably sunny run to Stanmer Park, up the hill and back through the woods, in the company of my former colleagues from BSMS.
Time: 42:39
Distance: 4.32
Pace: 9.53 (best 5.58)
Average heart rate: 141

Splash Point

On a sunny afternoon, but with mist out to sea
Time: 43:41
Distance: 5.05
Pace: 8.39 (best 6.65)
Average heart rate: 152

Two runs in one post: sea and Firle Beacon

Yesterday I had a short but fairly fast run to the sea; today, in gorgeous weather, I ran to Firle Beacon and back
Yesterday's effort
Time: 31:35
Distance: 3.73
Pace: 8.28 (best 6.31)
Average heart rate: 158

And today's:
Time: 1:19:07
Distance: 8.28
Pace: 9.33 (best 7.22)
Average heart rate: 156

Trumpington and Grantchester

I had a wet run this morning, on the Trumpington and Grantchester route, with a little extra distance at the end because of the closure of the Sheep's Green footbridge.

Time: 49:15
Distance: 5.43
Pace: 9.04 (best 7.21)
Average heart rate: 155

Total last week: 22.64, not very impressive, but on Tuesday I'm going to do my last long run before the Isle of Wight marathon.

Two weeks till the Isle of Wight Marathon, four weeks till the Seaford half marathon.

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