There is no turning back.<\/p>\n
I now registered for the North Downs Way 50 2015<\/a>. I was afraid not to get a place so I registered at 10am as soon as it was possible to do so.<\/p>\n This is it, my target for next year. My challenge for my 40s. Uncharted territories. I will keep on following the 6 run a week\u00a0schedule, run more half marathons, a couple of marathons and definitely a lot more trails. It will be fun! I can now schedule all the races from now to May next year. I have 2 already in the calendar, I will add more.<\/p>\n Training this week went well. I ran a total of 75km<\/strong>. I had a cold for the first couple of days but nothing serious. Mornings are now all of a sudden a lot colder.<\/p>\n Monday was an easy run ending with 5 very fast 10″ sprints. I felt like Bolt. I managed to go as fast as 2:48 min\/km\u00a0which is a new thing for me. For 10 seconds only, mind you. It was a lot of fun. Bushy and Richmond Parks are beautiful every time of the day, but in the early mornings they are the best.<\/p>\n Thursday easy run again and Friday a mix of easy run, 2′ intervals and sprints. I like those days where things get mixed up. I just wish I still had my Garmin 405, but after 2 models with failing battery I opted for a cheaper Garmin 210 which does not allow you to program your sessions with the details of the 405.<\/p>\n
\nTuesday easy. Wednesday was the interval training. First part<\/a> on hills. The second <\/a>on flat. Finding hills here is not that easy. Especially close enough for me to go at 6am. Richmond Park has some and Kingston Hill is the best I guess. So that is where I went. When the park is closed I will run on the roads close by. They are less steep but better than nothing.<\/p>\n