Having ran 10 miles yesterday, today was my last 15 mile run before my race in two weeks time. I was joined by a pal John which was great. He's training for his first ironman and hadn't run 15 miles before and certainly not on the trail at Chatelherault which is tough. He was happy to go at my pace and it certainly was a tougher session than the day before. My average heart rate was 11 bpm faster even although my pace was slower so I think I was tired.
But tonight I am out at a family birthday celebration and tomorrow is a day off. I start my tapering on Monday which means I will reduce my training to allow my body to recover between now and the 26th. This is an important stage because in 2 weeks time I will be putting myself through hell - 12 - 13 hours of exertion followed by a Ceilidh and beer! Somehow I don't think I'll be doing the Dashing White Sergeant!!
The longest I have ran for in my training is 5 hours 20 minutes so this will be a big step up. But I've been there before and know at the end it will be down to my mental strength. I'm actually looking forward to visiting some unusual places in my head which you only get to through pushing yourself to the limit. I have a number of friends running the London Marathon tomorrow and I wish them a great day. Nothing better than having done the training to go and enjoy the event. Have fun guys.
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