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| Rising Sun Country Park |
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| Chris finishes |
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| Pushing It! |
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| Another Race Done |
What happened to August? I have to ask myself that question as my race schedule shows that I only had one race, The Stamfordham 10K, during the month.
Well yes, that is true, but August was actually a month for recovery and mileage. Recovery from the Wiggle Hell of Hexham, my marathon cycle sportive and upping the length of my runs to half marathon distance.
Having given myself a week to recover from the sportive, I started to increase my mileage, finishing the month with 100k of running recorded on Strava. I also ran that 10K just to check on my general fitness. What it showed was that I had very sore quads and boy did I suffer at the hands of Toni Robson (www.revitalisehexham.co.uk) when she tried to massage the knots out of those sore muscles. After the second session, which I managed to get through without too much pain, I was ready for my first race in September.
Parkrun Rising Sun was a new one to me when my son , Chris, suggested it and I am glad he did for it turned out to be a fast course. Not only that, but it is in a country park and made for very pleasant running conditions.
I will have to postpone my pledge to set off at a steady pace in races for the Great North Run, for today I shot off from the start, leaving my more sensible son to shake his head at my 6 minute pace. By the end of the first mile my pace had dropped to 6.47 and Chris (6.39) was past. Now in oxygen debt I was down to 7.35 for mile two, before picking up the pace to 7.24 for the mile three, finishing in 22.29 mins.
Chris meanwhile, had kept below seven minute pace, finishing in 20.52. Am I too old to learn pace judgement? I will have to for next Sunday, or I will be in trouble long before South Shields.
Chris was 12th finisher, I was 30th from 178 runners. 1st V65.
Now I am having a few days in the Mediterranean sun as I taper down for the Biggee!
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