6 Mile Canal Run – Calves Sore

I ran a canal run today and was aiming to run 8 miles but felt my calves a little tight so wasn’t sure if I should be running or resting. I ended up running 6 miles and the 1st mile took it steady as my calf’s felt fine so I quickened the pace for the next mile but then struggled to maintain the pace. I also found a steep hill which I ran up twice on the way back so that did slow my overall pace down.

My calves overall feel fine now but I think there is a slight twitch so I will have to take it easy for a few days and just keeping an eye on them.

I really find canal runs boring although they are flat I think I prefer the streets to run round.

Mile Splits; 8:00 6:41 6:59 7:03 7:28 7:27

Also just had confirmation that I didn’t get accepted into the London Marathon for 2012. I can probably get through using a charity but I don’t think I could raise the money for them as it’s nearly £2000 if I were to run for NSPCA.

New Running Goal

I think I really want to focus on half marathons and really get my speed up. My new goal is to finish a half marathon in sub 1:30 which is (6:52 per mile). I have done quite a few runs where I hit the 6:50 mark but now I just need to work on sustaining that half marathon pace which will be a difficult task but one that I should be able to hit.

I also went to a running club and ran with a group for the 1^st time and although the pace wasn’t too tough, we did run round bestwood park and the hills were very tough which again will help me to get faster.

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