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Outstanding 😀
It's nice to have goals, be that a new PB, beating a team mate or increasing distance. But it can so easily become a chore if you don't step back and have a 'just for the fun of it' run every now and again.
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Nice one, similarly I really enjoy pace paling at events as I get to run a bit easier and then have people come and say thank you at the end I definitely like the idea of stopping for beers though!
On that topic, is anyone doing the Kingston Breakfast Run this weekend, will be pacing the 8 and 16 milers at £ min per mile, probably with the flag of they've replaced it after I accidentally destroyed it at the autumn event as the route went under about a million trees!
5 weeks to go for London, have hit most of my training goals so far and not missed any sessions, and only had one complete fail of a session when I tried tondo 45 minutes at threshold not having eaten anything and felt like I was running in treacle after about 5k) even managing a 100k week last week, so barring injury or running like a Dick feel like in good shape to hit my target time, and have enjoyed the training so far!
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Seeing as we're talking about good times...
I ran my slowest ever HM yesterday, attempting to achieve my goal of "have fun" at the Reading Half. Stopped a few times to chat to friends who were spectating, had a beer from the excellent Nags Head pub (free beer for runners!), high fived lots of kids, ate sweets from strangers, soaked up the atmosphere, and didn't get beaten in a sprint finish. By far the most fun I've had during an event.
Plus randomly got given a goodie bag just for wearing a pair of very old, tired, Mizuno shoes.
Had a bit of an epiphany after about 10 miles when I realised I was having a good time, not getting a good time.