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After the Brighton Marathon 2010

Tuesday 19 February 2013

15 minutes more

15 minutes more by leecolgate at Garmin Connect - Details

A bit later than planned, I did the second 15-minute session this afternoon.  Damned cold, in that it-hurts-to-take-deep-breaths kind of way, but lovely sunshine.  Are we getting an early Spring?

I'm pleased to report I'm not getting the two-days-later aches and pains and general messages from the body telling me not to be such a prat.  Stretching before and after each session like a good boy and generally trying to do what the people who know about these things say you should.

I managed to do an extra .04 of a mile compared to the last session.  That looks like a rolling-about-on-the-floor laughably small improvement, but on the road I can tell you I finished substantially closer to home than before.  When you're looking at half marathon or marathon differences, these kinds of improvements in pace really do add up.  Indeed , this equates to 9:45-minute miling, compared to 10 minutes a mile on Saturday, saving about 4 minutes over a complete half marathon.  And I expect my pace to improve significantly over time.

Spending more quality time my sister and my new nephew tomorrow, with the next session due on Friday.  In the meantime, I will be mostly spending my time on the completely soul-destroying pursuit of finding a new job.

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