Hills all the way

Ran 17 mls today. 13 mls with 4 Mallow Ac clubmates and 4 mls on my own. Those 4 mls were tough remaining me of the time when you just have bit down hard and get on with it. I was happy to plod away at 8.50 pace covering 2hrs30minutes on my feet but I didn't have much more to offer either. I did 7 mls on Tuesday and nothing until Friday having to attend Aoiffe's granny's funeral (96 years some age). I ran 7 on Friday and Saturday. The week before was a good solid week - 15.5 ml long run in the company of the Mallow Grouch at 9 minute pace with a couple of 10ks on Tueday and Wednesday and a longer tempo of 8 miles around the town on Thursday. That was a good run - 7.40 average but some miles were well under 7.25, the start was slow. Sunday was a 10 mile run- easy as she goes

Oh yeah I am running Connemara after all. The flights for Manchester were rip off central - 400 quid return. So it's Hills, Hills, Hills all the way

Better ( but lets be cautious)

Too lazy to write much

but in summary

Monday 5 miles

Tuesday 7 miles at 8.20 pace. Rough marathon pace type run

Thursday 7 miles with 30 minute tempo at roughly 7.30 pace

Saturday 5 miles recovery run at 9.15 pace

Sunday rare long run with Mallow. Ran with 9 minute group. Did 13 miles with them and a 2 mile sufferfest on my own.

Total mileage 39 miles.

Better, Good mileage. Tempo run. Long run. Recovery run. Marathon pace run. Better (but lets be cautious)