I've been suffering with a horrendous gum infection all week. I think the antibiotics have finally kicked in, as the painkillers are finally starting to work, but they're also playing merry hell with my digestion. The less said about that, though, the better.
So this week's going to be very backloaded and busy, rather than the easy 4-session week I've been looking forward to after a couple of heavyish 5-run ones. This morning's session actually went very well. My legs have obviously had plenty of time to recover from the last run and it was all nice and fluid if not blisteringly fast. I'm not seeing any noticeable weight loss right now, but I definitely feel trimmer and there's a lot more co-ordination between the various bits of my body that should be contributing to my progress - including, finally, my arms and torso. I'm getting a twist through my previously frozen-facing-forward waist that should help my waistline return from wherever the hell it's been for the last couple of years and my arms are driving me forward rather than flopping around uselessly.
The next session is a cross-training (i.e. not running) one that I'll complete tomorrow morning before work. In my own unique and deeply special way, I will be approximating Zumba. Then it's an easy hour on Saturday. And on Sunday I WILL WITHOUT ANY SHADOW OF A DOUBT BE ATTEMPTING 13 MILES. I'm not running the Brighton Half as I usually would as part of my build up to the big day. I've done it twice and, while the first time was just Februarily cold, last time was a full on blizzard with snow, hail and howling winds. Typically, the forecast for this Sunday is actually pretty good. In order not to get caught up in the event and shouted at by marshalls who fail to realise I'm not wearing a number, I shall head West for a change and inflict myself on the unsuspecting residents of Shoreham and, possibly, Lancing and Worthing. I'm not really sure how far along the coast I will get.
Good luck to all the fundraising charity-running heroes on Sunday!!!!
Updated Training Plan
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