Jo’s Marathon Blog – week 12 (5-11 Sep)
A much better week for training, and I am really starting to notice an improvement in my short distance pacing. On Tuesday I did my usual 2 mile run with the beginners in my running group, and then hoofed it round to Medina Leisure Centre alone for 2 miles. It went VERY well with both miles falling within the 9-10 minute zone, so I was a bit chuffed with that! I was sweating in a very unladylike way by the end though! Wednesday I was lucky enough to be joined by a small group of lovely friends for this post-work hill-fest! We hoped to do around 5 and it turned into a very hot 5.7, using the undulating roads around Carisbrooke and Froglands (including the ever popular Nunnery Lane!). With…