Today's run is called Half BRAC (see image below) because I was attempting to fill in 'outline' of Bracknell. It's more like a 2/3 outline I think, but really it is only distinct in the more easterly parts, and breaks down or gets a bit fuzzy over on the Wokingham side.
I ran fast today, and now feel a bit hypocritical for my critical remarks about 'fast' running a few days ago. But I am also somewhat vindicated because my surging speeds of late happen to correspond quite closely to a very recent re-affirmation of mine, namely, to run an ultra distance to replace my deferred Race to the Stones on 5 July 2020.
The original RTTS race is 100km over two days, or 31 miles per day. Instead of doing a two day run, I'll only run one, but to keep it interesting, I'm going to do 35 miles:
The route shown above will take in Swinley Forest, Chobham Common, and Windsor Great Park, heading through Bagshot, Windlesham, Sunningdale, and Ascot, as well as parts of Bracknell.
When you're training, you run some days harder than others, usually alternating hard/easy days. Hard can mean a fast pace, or it can mean a long distance. For an ultra, the fast pace is less important, but there will still be days when the run is, relative to other runs, faster. More important are those challenging runs that run faster than recovery pace, and that go a long way.
I'll be doing a few runs around the 15 to 20 mile distance, mostly on Saturdays or Sundays. These get you ready for being on your feet for a long time. I expect to maintain a 10min/mile pace for the duration, putting me in at around 6 hours. It should be interesting.
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