[Originally posted on Bristol Running Resource, 29/01/11]
It used to be so simple. For several years my running year had a clear shape. It was a tale of two cities. The Bath Half at Easter; the Bristol Half in September. Twin Peaks. Finish one Half and have a few weeks relatively easy running to recover. Then restart the process of building up for the next Half. A few shorter races sprinkled around helped to leaven the mix.
Then it all lost its shape, partly as a result of injury and partly because, if I’m honest, I decided I’d run Bath as many times as I wanted to.
Having trundled around Bristol last September, for the first time in three years, I took a while to recover. I’ve spent the last couple of months running quite a few miles and kept the long run at about 8 miles. But I’ve realised that it’s all gone a bit shapeless. It’s too late to enter Bath, even if I wanted to. So I’m on the look out for an alternative to give things a bit of focus.
Anyone like to suggest another local Half, taking place around Easter or a bit later, that’s worth checking out?
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