easy does it

this week will be my last week of longer repetitions before i move on to 1500 meter specific work in preparation for the bmc races down at exeter and hope fully a fast time. today really doesn't feel like summer as it is pissing down with rain. but you have to put things like that to the back of your mind and focus only on what you can control if you're to become a successful distance runner. like running through pain for example. tuesday was a good example of this as the longer distance section of the group did a session of 8x800 off a short recovery. nobody completed the full session. i did 6 800's and 2 400's as my calf mascles felt absolutely solid running in spikes. i hadn't bothered bringing my road training shoes with me, something which i regretted. i finished and showered in time to listen on the radio to bristol city book their place at wembley for the championship play off final. the 800 meter reps were run in about 2:34 and the 400's in about 74. my calves just wouldn't let me go any quicker. such is life but you would far rather it happened in training than a race.