Ad7 wrote:I've managed to get under 8 min mile average 3 times in a row now over the 4.7 miles I do on my lunch break. The last one was 7.43 average which is really good for me anyway, but especially so as the bridge is basically 2 big hills with a little flat bit in the middle. It's be interested to see what i could do on my old flat route now.
Good progress!
I was at a similar 8min pace for 5mile runs, but that was on flat. Now I've only been running trails and i'm happy getting under 9min. It's crazy how much slower it can be.
Yesterday was fun. I tried a new route in the evening but took a wrong turn and ended up in a farm. Fog was so bad that I couldn't see anything and eventually reached a dead end and had to turn back. Then I tried to take a short cut but actually was heading the opposite way to where I thought I was going. My 5 mile run turned into 9.5!
Edit: Oh yeah, signed up for a 62k ultra in April!
The furthest I've run (since HM 6yrs ago) is 16k so lots of work to do but I've got a training plan which I'm going to modify and use.