I'm Trying to Keep Up!

I was aware that I'd missed posting about yesterday's run, but when I sat down this evening to catch up I realised I haven't posted since Saturday! So, please accept my apologies, and I'll catch up in brief.
After the extended run home in the heat following Brueton parkrun, I took Sunday off, as I planned another long run on Monday.

When I set off in the morning I realised that it was going to be another scorcher, and that the day I'd chosen for rest would have been the best day to run, as it would have offered respite from the heat. Never mind, it was a lovely morning so I determined that I should make the most of it.

My plan was to double up my run home from Cannon Hill parkrun last week - via Dad's Lane, Highbury Park and up Alcester Road to Moseley, then back the usual way - starting with the reverse of that route, and in Cannon Hill Park doing a little loop round the main lake and pausing for a few minutes rest at the station to have a stretch and a gel. It's been a while since I've had a gel and I plan to use one in the Hinkley Half Marathon next weekend, so I thought I'd just check that it didn't disagree with me.

I did my best to keep the pace down and I must say I really enjoyed myself. The Bank Holiday sunshine had brought loads of people out, especially in the parks, and it was lovely to see so many smiling faces, particularly on other runners.

Overall I ran about 11¼ miles with a five minute break in Cannon Hill Park. Unfortunately I remembered the gel but left my water bottle at home, so I was a little dehydrated by the time I got back!

My weekly run with Joe was on Tuesday evening again, and although we both professed to be tired, we got round pretty quickly - the fastest we've done it anticlockwise, at least since we started recording our times.

Last night I slipped in a hill session. I'd realised that I hadn't done any hills in over a month, so the originally planned short easy session had to make way. It was slightly tougher than the usual five hills over five-and-a-bit miles, adding about half a mile and an extra hill. Tougher also perhaps because of the miles I'd done earlier in the week.

Well, I've caught up with the blog posts, and come Sunday afternoon I'll be ahead on miles for the week, and catching up with my annual target (1500 miles, or about 29 per week - have I not mentioned that?)

Today is another rest day, as I'll be hitting the pavements again tomorrow morning - I suspect there'll be nothing much on the telly...