Week 8 - STRIKE! - Day 55 of 112

148 score

I am giving up the running and taking up ten pin bowling. What a sport! Rocking music, snazzy shoes  as much booze as you can guzzle, dodgy youths, MTV and to round it off an  opportunity for you to divest yourself of all your money at every turn on slot machines, shoot em up games, basketball, penny falls the lot. Oh my god!  Come to think of it the place is the work of the devil. They must all be closed down before they corrupt the youffff of today. Amy's 10th birthday and we took her bowling. Great afternoon. The only problem was when she lost the final game to her sister and has sulked for the rest of the day.

Got out for an easy 5 miler. Went along the canal but not a soul was out. Ran out to Lock 27 and back. The achilles was stiff and had a few twinges during the run. Very apprehensive about Sundays long one. Not sure that the leg will last the full 18 miles. Concentrated on my running style and tried to relax as much as possible without worrying about the achilles. Weather was pleasant. No rain and this looks likely for tomorrow as well.

Need to order some gels and protein bars soon as I am running low. May go for caffeine rich carbo gels which can give you an additional energy boost during the marathon's tougher parts. Time has come to think about nutrition on the day. I normally go for gels only but it is a bit cumbersome running around with 8-9 gels so need to think about alternatives. I think that the choice is limited without having to go down a liquid solution. Not keen to run around with a camel back or small water bottles.

Numbers - 5 miles - 39.44mins - 7.56 pace - cadence - 85 - 145 avg HR - 696 calories


Splits - 8.18 - 7.38 - 7.55 - 7.49 - 8.01