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Too many factors working against me to attempt any #intervals today, so #tracktuesday is pushed back until later in the week.

Instead reacquainted my legs with some of the rolling terrain of #Bristol which I'm sure they'll thank me for after 10 days of Suffolk and Norfolk.

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An easy 5 miles in blustery conditions to finish out the week. 35.27 miles (56.78km) run, with 4.8km of speedwork and a fast parkrun.

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The morning's rain had just about stopped for #parkrun A rare only 2 lap course this time, and carbon plated shoes may have been a bit of overkill, but I still couldn't quite hit half marathon pace. Quicker than last week though, so that's something. I also managed to complete the Pirates challenge.

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Up early to get a farm track Tuesday session in before it got too hot. First bit of speedwork in a while and it went OK. 8 reps of 600m #intervals over roughish ground avoiding the odd dog.

Smug to be returning as people are blearily exiting their tents.

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It's that time of year when I do my morning yoga in/near buttercups and seek out the nearest #parkrun event that I have not yet done. My NENDY turned out to be a new one on the outskirts of Norwich, this was only its 7th event.

Didn't hit the pace I wanted, but it was as fast as I could manage, so it is something to build on. Finished 12th overall and 1st lady. Another twisty-turny one with a slight hill that was less entertaining by the third lap.

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It's always tough running the morning after an evening run, so I decided to make it tougher still by throwing some hills into the mix. Not the 3 miles and half-marathon pace that was on the plan, but maybe I'll put some effort in at #parkrun instead.

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I got my #scyforrunners done in the morning, then it was out with club (in 24°C/75°F) in the evening. Too hot for me, but I was glad I took 400ml of water with me (and had more waiting at the end).
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Less creaky this morning, but not quite ready to put my body through a speedwork session. Instead took on some elevation whilst also acclimatising to the heat and humidity on an easy 6 mile run.

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A super slow and stiff 4 miles this morning after yesterday's exertions. I'm scheduled for an intervals session tomorrow, but will see how I feel when I wake up. I might go for a mini-session instead, or just another easy run.

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On chief marshal duties at #GreatBristolRun so an early start and a jog down to collect my radio and volunteers. A hot day, and the 10k went OK but had casualties to manage during the half (so sorry if I missed anyone). Got my steps in patrolling my zone, and then jogged home again. 18.02 miles (29.01km) run in the week (not including running between casualties).

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A little test run after Wednesday's flare up, taking #parkrun nice and steady. Hip and hamstring OK, but back started feeling a little dodgy on the way back down, so knocked the pace back a bit. I've done marshalling (and then camping) with a bad back before and do not recommend.

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I don't know if it was yesterday's race, two days spent sitting at my sewing machine, or a combination of the two, but all of my marathon training niggles returned during tonight's run with club. So that's annoying.

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I wouldn't normally choose to race 2 hilly miles only 9 days after a marathon, but the series is a favourite of mine and the first race is part of my running club's championship.

I didn't know what to expect, and the jog over suggested not much. Went out hard and somehow held on for 3rd lady and a decent time of 13:32.

Just in time to change my watch training status from 'Decreasing' to 'Performance'.

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