Quality route!

So, summary of last week - gym x2 and 16 miles total. Had a great 5.5 mile mid week run.

I decided to up the mileage this weekend and tried out a new route. Most of it is familiar. Basically it joined up a couple of other routes from Harefiled to Ruislip. Ducks Hill road around Northwood is friggin steep - some good hills to start with. Later, coming down Breakspear Road North there is a fantastic long slow downhill. With the frost of Sunday morning, slightly misty, fields on my right, hedgerow on the left it was like running in the countryside for real!

Positives:
- endurance is getting better
- recovery is getting better
- running in the morning
- good fueling

Stuff to work on:
- don't finish too soon - slow during the last mile
- hydration - take the camel pack?
- run with music less - it does work!
- run longer!
- keep stretching

The strategy (too loose to call a plan) is:

December - 14 miles
January - 16 miles
February - 18 miles
March - 20 miles
April - taper and race

I aim to do two runs at each distance intersperced with easier distances in between.

Top Gear was good last night too ;-)