Wooooo-hooooo - Long run!!

Well as some of you may realise I've been out of the proper running for a bit with shin-splits, but WHAT A FANTASTIC FEELING to have completed a long run with no major adverse effects other than the usual stiffness - but even that was not excessive.

20 miles today, along the Wey navigation from Guildford to Woking direction. I've done this run before, although not quite as far and the last time was back in February, so the ground and weather were a little more challenging!

Completed that run with Tim and John in a good 2:35 time - which is about a 3:20 marathon pace. With the excitement of the day, the racing environment, a little more speed work and 2-3 weeks of 'tapering' this time should certainly be possible, perhaps even up to 3:10 - realistically at this stage I don't think sub-3 hours is possible, without risking further injury.

Training is a balance between performance and injury - getting to the start line is the greatest battle.