Marathon Training Week 1
So after last Saturday's track race, I have been feeling pretty fluey all week. I thought I may have something in my system at the race but I have been feeling pretty rough all week with a sore thorat and phlegmy. My legs have struggled to respond to the training and have felt rubbish all week. So what better time to start upping the miles !!! I made the decision after the race to go for it in the next Southern Mens league and not do the other races I had planned. I have been ill about 15 times this year and running hard is taking too much out of me. I just don't have the base of fitness after a reduced March -> June. The plan for now is to get plenty of easy miles in, lots of cross training and stick to one track session a week to keep the speed up. I am officially in training for London next year :) So, Sunday morning I pumped the tyres up and hit my longest bike to date - 25 miles in 90 mins. Slow avge pace but didn't feel saddle sore at all and really en