So I am a week into the first stage of marathon training - operation get fit and strong before the regime starts from January. I have been on two runs and felt and changed my diet and I feel good.
Monday night I ran 6.16km (to be precise). I wanted to test out my knees and touch wood, no problems! It was a typical route around Joydens Wood, and I'm pretty sure it will prove a staple of my training to come. I didn't take a water bottle on this route and as a result I was gasping afterwards. A nice easy pace though. I'm not sure how accurate the cal counters are on these apps but I will use them as another reference point when thinking about meals and daily intake.
I at rice and veg for lunch pre-run and didn't have anything special for dinner after the run, but I have been more healthy than usual all week - apart from the weekend.
The second run of the week was something to be a bit more proud of. Registering as my longest run ever (I didn't run with my phone on the half marathon last year) on my Nike + app, I ran 11.8km (just over 7 miles) with Ryan on Saturday. The weather was miserable and I need to stop a couple of times on the tedious straights, but I am still happy with a pace averaging 6 minutes per kilometre. I took 500ml of water with me on this run and finished it at around 9k - I will need to work out exactly how much water I will need and to pre-hydrate more effectively for longer training runs.
Pre run: wholemeal toast with avocado - covered in chilli sauce. One banana.
Post run lunch: Fried up tomatoes and mushrooms with tinned tuna into a sort of hash - served with three scrambled eggs. My legs did not suffer as they usually do the days following this long run and I'm going to put that down to the high protein lunch.
Undone by the curry and beers on Saturday night and beery Sunday. but I'll forgive myself this one. I think I can get away with having indulgent weekends for now at least, as long as I am careful during the week.
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