Week 2 ACP training

Mon
Recovery 2 x run commute
17.7km
Tue
Run commute/catch up with Andy Murray + 8 x Gardner St Hill reps
26.4km
Wed
Run commute + bella session 10 x 2mins @ 10k pace,
28.7km
Thur
Gym: Bodypump plus easy pace run commute
14.7km
Fri
Easy pace run commute
16.3km
Sat
Kilpatricks hills, 2 x crags loop, duncolm & slacks. Epic rain and wind.
26km 1166m ascent
Sun
Borders Marathon, ACP Race prep session 42km @ 4.28/km pace

Total 173.9km

Another fairly solid week. Main session this week was on Sunday at the Borders Marathon. The aim was to do this on tired legs and have a go at target 100km pace to see how this felt. The day before I did a good session in the Kilpatrick hills in some pretty grim weather and legs were feeling like they had had a hard week when I woke up on Sunday morning.  There was no danger of doing anything stupid and racing it hard if the legs were feeling like that. Borders marathon is run on laps around the safety track of Kelso racecourse so would be good prep for the Anglo Celtic Plate which is laps of a similar length. It was a pretty windy day so it was difficult to do an easy pace/effort but managed to keep a fairly steady effort to come in at around 3hrs 8mins which is 4 28 per km pace.  Legs felt ok at the end but whether another 60km at this pace is possible remains to be seen.  Was good to meet ACP teammate Keziah who had a strong run for a comfortable marathon pb.