First time down at Ilkley Harriers for ages, and certainly the first since my latest running renaissance, so wasn't sure which group to go out with. I need a MP session this week though, so when Nick R said "Burley and back, 7min pace" that did the trick - I was going (gulp!) with The Fast Lads.
I'd always been in awe of the proper runners as they sped past us on their way to goodness knows where at goodness knows what speed, but in the end I felt reasonably comfortable. We ended up doing 9 and a bit miles at just over 7min pace, but there was a bit of slowing down for getting lost and people having a wee, so we were probably running at just over MP for a lot of it. Ideal.
It felt fairly comfortable too, so maybe I am getting a bit stronger. Then it was back to the posh tennis club (which smells of poo - not unlike a Virgin train) for sandwiches and a bit of a gathering to talk about marathon running. Really interesting insight from Sal, who is one of the most experienced marathoners amongst us, and also interesting to hear from Dave Wilby, whose 3 Peaks training sounds very similar to a marathon build up.
Good night all round.
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