Long run

It is best to mix and match runs. Distance of a long runs varies from a person to person and sometimes long runs should be just time rather than the distance. A two hours session should be a good enough long run if you are preparing for a marathon. Do more if you can.

When you do a long run it is best to do it after a rest day. I do understand the professionals run seven days a week and some morning and evenings too. The millage can go up to 150 miles a week. If you can do that fair play and all the kudos.

Long distance go hand in hand with boredom. Music is very good companion. If you have a friend/s up for the task then it is better. Then one can talk everything under the sun doing so.

The hardest part of the long run is actually starting it. You really know you are in for a cocktail of pain. So your precious mind do all sorts of gymnastics trying to find excuses not to do this run you planned when you a on a relax mode. Excuses galore and mind games with one at its best. But what can i say, do it for you. If you dont do it know one shall blow the trumpet for you. The hardest part for me is to get my self out of the door. That happens pretty much every day regardless of whether it is a long run or a short run. So i say to my self. Lets go, if it seems too hard do short a distance and come back. That reassurance is enough to get out of the door. Once you are out there and get in to the grove. Just go with the flow. Without knowing just want to run. It just happens. So as they say just do it.

When in training, just start slow, just keep on a slow pace untill proper warmed up. Also make sure you do lots of stretching and other warm up. Get the stride going and get in to mode. Try to enjoy the scenery. Doesn't matter if it is endless smokey concrete jungle and hamering away your tender knees on nut craking concreat foo. There are thosands of others do it. You are not alone.

Count the miles, count the time, then when you come back reward your self with what ever you like. How about a peace of cake if you are in to sweets. It is what ever you fancy really.

aaaanyways, as for a progress report of this weeks training. Did three half marathons and two short runs. The first half a marathon didnt go according to plan thanks to a cramp. Who said that things would go according to plan. But other runs whent well. Today no running as Saturday ten mile race at Battersea Park. So today four hours on the bike all over London. Sometimes i go walkabouts on my freedom machine(bike) it was one of those days. Rain...... sun......... wind........ it is all good.

have a nice day
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