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Not bad really. The weather has calmed down and this was a gentle stroll down to the Zetland and back.

I have pretty much concluded, having reflected on the year that I much prefer the challenge of trying to get inside 4 hours for a marathon rather than running a silly long way. I really don't like the feeling of being completely knackered and unable to perform.

This was comfortable with a slight edge to it and that edge keeps asking me if I'd like to get a shift on.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:44(9:44/m) 128/137bpm 99cal
2) 1m - 9:41(9:41/m) 138/144bpm 107cal
3) 1m - 9:33(9:33/m) 142/149bpm 107cal
4) 1m - 9:27(9:27/m) 145/149bpm 107cal
5) 1m - 9:08(9:08/m) 147/153bpm 105cal
6) 0.01m - 3(8:06/m) 153/153bpm

Pilates with Mr Mo (457[21]). Decent enough stretchy session after work and before going to the Taphouse and getting rather drunk.

A glorious Christmas day morning and a decent run out to the golf courses and back that started out very stiff and tired and ended with some decent comfortable pace.

I'm pretty much now decided that I will work on some pace for 2020 and once I get January's ultra out of the way I am likely to focus on Sunday marathons for a while, with maybe the odd exception of a slow Saturday marathon or a 50k if any appeal.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 10:21(10:21/m) 139/145bpm 114cal
2) 1m - 10:05(10:05/m) 146/153bpm 116cal
3) 1m - 10:03(10:03/m) 146/151bpm 115cal
4) 1m - 9:46(9:46/m) 148/153bpm 114cal
5) 1m - 9:28(9:28/m) 151/154bpm 113cal
6) 1m - 9:17(9:17/m) 153/157bpm 112cal
7) 1m - 8:38(8:38/m) 159/164bpm 110cal
8) 1m - 8:23(8:23/m) 166/171bpm 114cal
9) 0m - 1(5:11/m) 168/168bpm

Warm down jog back home.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:24(9:24/m) 145/151bpm 106cal
2) 0.85m - 7:46(9:08/m) 152/156bpm 91cal

6*1/2 mile with 2 mins recovery.

My pace judgement was shocking, but it felt good to be putting some effort in.

Ended up with:
3:55
3:52
3:50 - so far so good, if a tad slow
3:40 - probably just where the pace should be
3:52
3:30 - not sure what happened here

Will try and do this more often.

Split Summary
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1) 0.5m - 3:55(7:50/m) 153/165bpm 46cal
2) 0.19m - 2:00(10:19/m) 154/166bpm 23cal
3) 0.5m - 3:52(7:45/m) 165/172bpm 50cal
4) 0.19m - 2:00(10:21/m) 160/172bpm 24cal
5) 0.5m - 3:50(7:41/m) 168/172bpm 51cal
6) 0.19m - 2:00(10:40/m) 162/171bpm 25cal
7) 0.5m - 3:40(7:20/m) 171/176bpm 51cal
8) 0.19m - 2:00(10:34/m) 163/175bpm 24cal
9) 0.5m - 3:52(7:45/m) 172/177bpm 55cal
10) 0.18m - 2:00(11:04/m) 166/176bpm 24cal
11) 0.5m - 3:30(7:00/m) 174/178bpm 50cal
12) 0.2m - 2:00(9:50/m) 164/175bpm 25cal

Warm up jog out to Walmer Castle before some intervals.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:50(9:50/m) 132/142bpm 102cal
2) 1m - 9:32(9:32/m) 144/151bpm 107cal
3) 0m - 2(7:09/m) 150/150bpm

Pilates with Mr Mo (458[22]). Pretty easy stuff first thing in the morning.

After a 4-hour stint building the Pilates machine in the new house, I eventually got out for a run just before it got dark.

I set off feeling a bit knackered from some hard manual labour. Ran down to Sandwich Bay but turned back to avoid getting stuck on the golf course before it got dark.

Was going to run 10, but added an extra mile as I wasn't feeling too bad (although the legs were aching, the back is sore and the left hip flexor was complaining).

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:39(9:39/m) 140/151bpm 103cal
2) 1m - 9:43(9:43/m) 147/152bpm 111cal
3) 1m - 9:39(9:39/m) 146/150bpm 109cal
4) 1m - 9:38(9:38/m) 145/149bpm 107cal
5) 1m - 9:46(9:46/m) 144/149bpm 107cal
6) 1m - 9:43(9:43/m) 144/149bpm 105cal
7) 1m - 9:29(9:29/m) 145/151bpm 103cal
8) 1m - 9:26(9:26/m) 147/150bpm 103cal
9) 1m - 9:28(9:28/m) 146/150bpm 98cal
10) 1m - 9:18(9:18/m) 147/151bpm 97cal
11) 1m - 9:04(9:04/m) 153/159bpm 105cal
12) 0m - 2(7:04/m) 159/159bpm

Pilates with Mr Mo (459[23]). I've moved the machine to our new house in Deal. It took me over 8 hours. This session was cold. There was no heating on. Also my ropes are misaligned. I need to do some corrections.

Very sluggish new years day run. Never got into this and with a mile to go I decided I'd pick the pace up to something like marathon pace and was pleasantly surprised with ~8.40 ish.

Am carrying a bit of weight from Christmas boozing.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:49(9:49/m) 133/152bpm 100cal
2) 1m - 9:43(9:43/m) 141/146bpm 107cal
3) 1m - 10:05(10:05/m) 148/161bpm 114cal
4) 1m - 9:08(9:08/m) 151/157bpm 105cal
5) 1m - 9:33(9:33/m) 152/156bpm 110cal
6) 1m - 9:13(9:13/m) 152/157bpm 107cal
7) 1m - 8:36(8:36/m) 157/163bpm 105cal
8) 0m - 2(8:37/m) 161/161bpm

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 10:04(10:04/m) 130/145bpm 101cal
2) 1m - 9:52(9:52/m) 143/151bpm 110cal
3) 1m - 9:34(9:34/m) 150/160bpm 112cal
4) 1m - 9:21(9:21/m) 153/158bpm 110cal
5) 0m - 3(15:01/m) 156/157bpm

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 8:49(8:49/m) 140/151bpm 66cal
2) 1m - 8:39(8:39/m) 153/160bpm 105cal
3) 1m - 8:46(8:46/m) 153/159bpm 104cal
4) 1m - 8:50(8:50/m) 159/163bpm 111cal
5) 1m - 8:37(8:37/m) 161/166bpm 109cal
6) 1m - 8:31(8:31/m) 161/164bpm 108cal
7) 1m - 8:40(8:40/m) 160/166bpm 108cal
8) 1m - 8:38(8:38/m) 160/163bpm 109cal
9) 1m - 8:34(8:34/m) 159/164bpm 106cal
10) 1m - 8:37(8:37/m) 160/165bpm 107cal
11) 1m - 8:31(8:31/m) 162/167bpm 108cal
12) 1m - 8:24(8:24/m) 165/172bpm 110cal
13) 1m - 8:23(8:23/m) 168/171bpm 114cal
14) 1m - 8:32(8:32/m) 166/170bpm 112cal
15) 1m - 8:17(8:17/m) 167/171bpm 111cal
16) 1m - 8:27(8:27/m) 168/173bpm 114cal
17) 1m - 8:25(8:25/m) 169/173bpm 115cal
18) 1m - 8:33(8:33/m) 168/171bpm 115cal
19) 1m - 8:28(8:28/m) 169/172bpm 116cal
20) 1m - 8:35(8:35/m) 169/172bpm 117cal
21) 1m - 8:41(8:41/m) 170/173bpm 119cal
22) 1m - 8:46(8:46/m) 171/173bpm 122cal
23) 1m - 8:51(8:51/m) 169/174bpm 122cal
24) 1m - 8:52(8:52/m) 170/173bpm 123cal
25) 1m - 9:05(9:05/m) 171/174bpm 127cal
26) 1m - 8:51(8:51/m) 173/177bpm 126cal
27) 0.1m - 44(7:44/m) 176/178bpm 10cal

Very easy recovery run feeling a bit awkward. Left quad is very sore. Cadence didn't feel right tonight.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:58(9:58/m) 124/133bpm 91cal
2) 1m - 9:37(9:37/m) 133/139bpm 99cal
3) 1m - 9:15(9:15/m) 141/147bpm 102cal
4) 0m - 2(10:50/m) 143/143bpm

Keeping the distance short ahead of Saturday's race.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 9:57(9:57/m) 129/139bpm 100cal
2) 1m - 9:43(9:43/m) 138/146bpm 106cal
3) 1m - 9:13(9:13/m) 147/155bpm 108cal

Country to Capital 43m: 08:17:12 Pos: 232/386

I can't say I enjoyed this. Nor do I enjoy the prospect of a slow recovery. And I do I enjoy the satisfaction of having done? I ain't bothered to be honest. So, I think that's my ultra days on hold for a while.

This was a tough event in places, but my attitude was simply to put one foot in front of the other and get to the end. I didn't really care whether it took 7, 8 or 9 hours.

The first 23 miles were a silly affair of thick mud, daft uphill bits and some decent road bits from Wendover to the Grand Union Canal. The last 21 miles were more of a mental challenge along the pancake flat canal all the way into Little Venice.

In terms of my performance, it wasn't great. I struggled with the mud and was going dead slow and once I got to the canal, I was knackered and apart from a decent spell between 26-29 miles I felt rubbish.

Late on, when the legs had gone completely in the last 10 or so miles, I do not recall passing a single runner but recollect plenty overtaking me.

Glad to get this over and done with and I am in no rush to do another one. Will now recover and then get back to targeting sub-4 marathons.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 10:08(10:08/m) 146/242bpm 108cal
2) 1m - 13:32(13:32/m) 150/160bpm 160cal
3) 1m - 11:01(11:01/m) 146/154bpm 125cal
4) 1m - 10:51(10:51/m) 147/154bpm 120cal
5) 1m - 10:35(10:35/m) 156/163bpm 129cal
6) 1m - 9:50(9:50/m) 156/162bpm 121cal
7) 1m - 10:24(10:24/m) 146/156bpm 108cal
8) 1m - 13:57(13:57/m) 149/158bpm 145cal
9) 1m - 9:24(9:24/m) 157/162bpm 115cal
10) 1m - 10:10(10:10/m) 163/172bpm 133cal
11) 1m - 12:28(12:28/m) 165/173bpm 165cal
12) 1m - 10:01(10:01/m) 159/165bpm 122cal
13) 1m - 12:32(12:32/m) 162/166bpm 161cal
14) 1m - 11:33(11:33/m) 158/163bpm 136cal
15) 1m - 10:10(10:10/m) 161/166bpm 128cal
16) 1m - 11:07(11:07/m) 158/166bpm 131cal
17) 1m - 12:26(12:26/m) 158/165bpm 137cal
18) 1m - 10:52(10:52/m) 150/159bpm 99cal
19) 1m - 9:59(9:59/m) 158/162bpm 119cal
20) 1m - 12:02(12:02/m) 159/163bpm 146cal
21) 1m - 9:39(9:39/m) 159/162bpm 115cal
22) 1m - 10:26(10:26/m) 159/163bpm 124cal
23) 1m - 11:54(11:54/m) 155/162bpm 122cal
24) 1m - 11:10(11:10/m) 157/161bpm 119cal
25) 1m - 10:45(10:45/m) 157/160bpm 120cal
26) 1m - 11:36(11:36/m) 155/160bpm 112cal
27) 1m - 15:54(15:54/m) 144/161bpm 103cal
28) 1m - 10:04(10:04/m) 154/157bpm 102cal
29) 1m - 10:30(10:30/m) 155/158bpm 109cal
30) 1m - 11:35(11:35/m) 152/157bpm 99cal
31) 1m - 11:18(11:18/m) 149/154bpm 86cal
32) 1m - 10:55(10:55/m) 153/155bpm 99cal
33) 1m - 14:04(14:04/m) 147/155bpm 100cal
34) 1m - 12:01(12:01/m) 144/150bpm 80cal
35) 1m - 11:16(11:16/m) 148/152bpm 86cal
36) 1m - 11:34(11:34/m) 148/152bpm 90cal
37) 1m - 11:31(11:31/m) 149/152bpm 91cal
38) 1m - 15:09(15:09/m) 139/150bpm 87cal
39) 1m - 11:52(11:52/m) 144/146bpm 86cal
40) 1m - 12:19(12:19/m) 145/148bpm 95cal
41) 1m - 12:47(12:47/m) 144/148bpm 99cal
42) 1m - 13:28(13:28/m) 142/150bpm 90cal
43) 1m - 11:56(11:56/m) 150/155bpm 101cal
44) 0.03m - 19(9:46/m) 154/155bpm 3cal

Pilates with Sophie (460[23]). Bit sore and tired.

A sore, stiff affair which didn't feel at all settled or comfortable. And I was hungry.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 10:18(10:18/m) 133/141bpm 105cal
2) 1m - 10:02(10:02/m) 142/148bpm 112cal
3) 1m - 9:39(9:39/m) 151/159bpm 116cal
4) 1m - 9:25(9:25/m) 156/163bpm 117cal
5) 1m - 9:11(9:11/m) 158/164bpm 115cal
6) 0.01m - 3(6:49/m) 164/164bpm

Very rough and ropy run along Deal seat front at just after 6.30am.

Felt rubbish and think a lay-in would have done me more good.

Split Summary
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1) 1m - 10:18(10:18/m) 133/144bpm 109cal
2) 1m - 10:04(10:04/m) 146/153bpm 116cal
3) 1m - 9:52(9:52/m) 151/157bpm 118cal
4) 1m - 9:52(9:52/m) 156/161bpm 121cal
5) 1m - 9:17(9:17/m) 160/167bpm 119cal
6) 1m - 8:58(8:58/m) 165/171bpm 121cal
7) 0m - 2(7:39/m) 169/169bpm