I just ran 4.7 km - in 27min.

For those who came in late, this is phenomenally slow for me.

Last week almost killed me. Three runs in over 35deg heat. A speed session, a hilly run home, and one back to work the next morning in steamy conditions. Sunday’s long run was reduced to 12km of waddling pain. I picked up from that point tonight.

I’ve been at this program for 4 weeks.

Where is the speed?

Where is the endurance?

My legs are like bags of wet cement, my heels are nailed to the ground and every step is and effort to remove them. There is nothing redeeming here. Usually it ‘oh, I’m slow - but I can do slow for 2 hours’ or ‘I can run quick - but only for a bit’. I’m 0 - 2.

This sucks.

I’ll keep plodding away, but something better improve soon.