Morning Runs

Sarah has been recovering this week, and what a lovely week it has been. Temperature in the teens, the sun has been out. Just the week you need to paint the window frames. This is exactly what Pat has been doing for us. Thank you Pat. A job I have been putting off for 3 or 4 years and Pat has done it for me this week. Thank you. I have been couped up in air conditioned offices all week trying to meet tight deadlines. But I have managed to get my mid week runs in at 6am each morning. It's not so difficult to get out there and run 10km at 6am when the sun is out and it's warm.

The tale of woe continues in the Curtis household though. Oliver has been off school all week with a virus, Daniel caught it midweek and has been off as well. Then Sarah got it and Pat has got something as well. I can't believe it, Sarah must just be thinking the world has got it in for her and Pat is convinced he should not come out of Cornwall again! Maybe this is the reason people goto/use to goto a convalescent home.

The weekend bought me to the longest long run of the training plan. A 22 mile epic. I can't say I looked forward to this run. In fact I have been dreading it! The weather forecast said, fine on Sat. Wintery on Sun. So Saturday morning I was up at 6am, porridge, prepare the backpack, energy gels, energy drink, mobile phone and by 7am I was out the door. 3hr 8mins and 35.25km later I arrived at Brockham playing fields just in time to see Oliver play the 2nd half of his football match and get a lift back up the hill with Pat. My garmin tells me I burn 2309calories on this run, and I was 8mins faster than the last time I did a 22mile training run in Sept 2006. So I feel good and recovery has not been too bad. Still have another 22miler to look forward to ..... not!