And I would run 500 miles...
Well, not quite, but over the weekend I did the first of my slow long runs to prepare me for the New York Marathon. It was more like 18.5 km, but for me that is one of the longer distance I have run in my life. This took me 2 hours and 5 minutes and was a 6:39 pace. For reference, to achieve my 4 hour target, I need a 5:45 pace. A bit more practice is needed to say the least...
Where does 18.5 km take you in London? It took me from South Kensington past Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, St. Pauls Cathedral, Liverpool Street Station, Russel Square, Edgeware Road to Maida Vale. By marathon training standards it was a middle distance run with a massive 35 km run awaiting me mid-October.
Regarding sore muscles, I have to admit that I am not too bad yet, but I have planned some light running today to prevent my muscles getting too tight. My training schedule has me running 25 - 35 km a week anway, so not much time for being a nancy with sore muscles anyway.
Next weekend, its a 22 km, which is the same route, but ending up back in South Kensington. Let's see if I can't get that pace down to under 6:30.