Today we completed our planned 20km training run in preparation for the Bristol Half Marathon at the end of the month.
As seems to be the usual case now, Paul sets the initial pace, with Irina really getting going after 10k or so, and then Irina pulled Paul home kicking a screaming for the last few kilometers!
We completed the run in 1 hour and 53 minutes, with quite a lot of stops for road crossings and with the usual local hills hurting us! This definitely puts us at the pace we want to run the Half Marathon though, so things are going well.
Recovery was aided with our stretching session followed by an ice/cold bath afterwards. We also drank plenty of water and put some salt back into the system as soon as we got home.
We’re both feeling pretty positive about the distance now, although Paul is a little apprehensive as the last few kilometers are hard work for him.
Last night we loaded up carbs with a huge spaghetti meal, and it definitely did the trick. Also for breakfast this morning (a good three hours before the run started) we had our usual porridge oats, muesli & soya milk mix, which is great fuel for the day, plus lots of water!
Unfortunately one of Paul’s toenails has turned black after this run, although it doesn’t hurt at all, and did not cause any discomfort during the run. It doesn’t look good, and we’re expecting this might result in the nail coming off… time will tell!
Irina
Paul
Team PI 