Running for two...

This was the week that would change the entire course of my life! Happily ticking sessions off training for Amsterdam Half Marathon; I'd felt that I'd been a little bit 'off' doing sessions and longer runs recently but was keen to get stuck into a good week of training, ending with the Great North Run which I was planning on running as a progression run. The week began well enough.... Mon noon – 8M, middle 4M steady.  7:30 pace felt a little harder than it should have.  It was quite warm and windy so I didn't think much of it. Tues PM – 8M easy, supposed to be 6 x 5 mins but horrendous stitch from setting off put me off.  Blamed this on the flapjack I’d eaten when I got home from work, 30 mins before heading out.  I’d usually be OK but just guessed it was the flapjacks fault! Wed AM – 8M fartlek: 5 mins, 2 mins, 3 mins, 2 mins, 5 mins of efforts, 90s in between.  Nice session and felt like I’d ran hard but the pace was barely marathon pace!...