Same old same really. 4 weeks before Marathon.....must be a 15 miles LSR!

The weather was a little odd this morning. Forecast was for dry and sunny IIRC. It was cloudy and wet. As it was raining before I set off I swapped the gillet for my super snug and dry Adidas Adistar Gore Windstopper jacket. Well, surprise surprise that after a mile the rain had stopped and then after another couple the clouds had started to lift. Then the sun started to make an appearance. Unzipped my jacket just about all the way down. By 5 miles I was baking.
Didn't bother taking any fluid with me either as I never need it when it raining. On turning around at the 7.5 mile point I was running into a slight breeze and needed to re-zip up my jacket to stop the breeze from giving me a chill. To say that I was warm was an understatement. Certainly could have done with a slurp of a drink but managed to get back home without one. Running slightly dehydrated is never a problem for me. Never normally bother with fluid in a marathon until at least the 15 mile point but I will always start a marathon well hydrated.

Managed the 15 miles in 2 hours 3 minutes and 9 seconds. Average Heart Rate of 144 and a Polar PI rating of 61.

Muscles and joints were fine today after Friday's fall and subsequent bruising etc etc. Got into a very nice rhythm this morning. Only "issue" was that my heart rate was a little higher than I would have liked.

Easy 7 miles tomorrow lunchtime.

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