After a warm dry spring and a cool wet summer we've finally had an outbreak of July weather - temperatures in the mid twenties Celsius just as October begins!
Not ideal for the final week of half-marathon training, but the forecast is for the warm spell to only last until midweek and after that we'll back to more more normal conditions.
Last week I had a couple of midweek runs lined up for Wednesday and Thursday, but the weather was so hot I cut one of them short. No point in killing myself ten days before a race.
However yesterday I got up early to avoid the worst of the heat and completed my planned 11 miles (nearly 5 laps) around Fairlands Valley Park in Stevenage. It was satisfying to do a decent long run after the disappointment at the New Forest, and hopefully it will stand me in good stead for this Sunday and the Royal Parks.
The forecast for Sunday is actually rain, but most importantly it's going to be cooler and, along with the flatter course, I'm hoping I'll have a better chance of a decent time.
This week the plan is a couple more midweek runs, and then rest until Sunday. And meanwhile, try to ramp up my fundraising.
My long run yesterday took me past 800 miles for the year and my total now stands at 806.23 miles
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