7 weeks (again)

Here's my second post of the week, this time about my last 3 runs.

On Wednesday I was supposed to be doing my postponed hill run. (mile jog, then up hill for 2 minutes and then jog back times 15, jog home) I did this instead. It was a mile and a half jog to the bottom of the hill but then instead of just running up the hill for a couple of minutes I continued up.And up. This was fine except it got very windy as I climbed higher.And what goes up..
I found the run down the other side of the very hard on my dodgy right leg.

My leg was very sore the next day so I made Thursday a rest day and I had to do the same on Friday.
I hate having to do this but I was in no condition to run. I made an appointment at the doctor for next Wednesday.

Yesterday I ran again. 8 miles. I took it easy because of my leg and because I wanted to save my strength and legs for the Big Run.

That was today. 22 miles. My longest run so far and 4 miles longer than ever before.
It went OK and my leg, although aching, held up. Tomorrow I might not be walking.

I took water with me but I managed to drink it all after 11 miles so ran the second half with none. On the marathon itself there will be water stations every 3 miles so I won't have this problem.
I was only 4 miles short of the marathon distance and didn't feel a lack of energy at all except a short burst of light headedness about 20 miles in.
I am confident that I can finish the marathon now and according to a run calculator I should complete it in under 4 hours. I aim for 3:45.

Because of the week off running I had because of my leg, I have got my weeks confused. It is still 7 weeks to go till the marathon.
Here's this weeks training schedule:

 

	MON	TUES	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN
Sub-3:00	5M easy	10M - 1M jog, then 4 x 2M fast with 400m (2-min) jog recoveries, then 1M	10M slow	6M - 1M jog, 4M brisk, 1M jog	Rest or 4M easy	3M easy	Half-marathon (aim for sub-1:23)
Sub-3:15	4M easy	8M - 1M jog, then 3 x 2M fast with 400m (2-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jog	9M slow	6M - 1M jog, 4M brisk, 1M jog	Rest	3M easy	Half-marathon (aim for sub-1:30)
Sub-3:30	Rest	7M - 1M jog, then 3 x 1.5M fast with 400m (3-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jog	9M slow	5M - 1M jog, 3M brisk, 1M jog	Rest	3M easy	Half-marathon (aim for sub-1:37)
Sub-3:45	Rest	7M - 1M jog, 3 x 1.5M fast, with 400m (3-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jog	9M slow	5M - 1M jog, 3M brisk, 1M jog	Rest	3M easy	Half-marathon (aim for sub-1:45)
Sub-4:00	Rest	7M - 1M jog, 3 x 1.5M fast with 400m jog recoveries, then 1M jog	8M slow	5M - 1M jog, 3M brisk, 1M jog	Rest	3M easy	Half-marathon (aim for sub-1:50)
Sub-4:30	Rest	7M - 1M jog, 3 x 1.5M fast with 400m (3-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jog	7M slow	5M - 1M jog, 3M brisk, 1M jog	Rest	Rest	Half-marathon (aim for sub-2:00)
Sub-5:00	Rest	1M jog, 10 x 400m at mile/5K pace with 200m jog recoveries, then 1M jog	Rest	10M easy	Rest	3M easy	16M run/walk in 3:02 (first 8M easy, last 8M at half-marathon pace)
Get You Round	Rest	45 mins: run 4 mins, walk 1	80 mins: run 3 mins, walk 2	Rest	65 mins: run 4 mins, walk 1	Rest	3:30: run 5 mins, walk 1

   

I am still following the top line but obviously aiming for a longer time.

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