November training has certainly stepped up a gear, over 27 hours in total, close to 7 hours a week training, which is close to where I wanted to be for the month.
4 bike rides totalling 200 miles, although winter is well on its way, the roads on a Sunday haven't been to bad, it's just meant going out that little bit later in the morning than normal, when I can be more sure any ice or frost has gone.
Really enjoyed my running this month, totalled 118 miles, so 30 miles (ish) a week, mostly steady pace (8:30 minute miles), but I did put some speed work in just to break it up a little.
I got in the habit this month of a long Saturday run into town to the local 5k Park Run and I either paced my daughter or friends round, 3 pacing sessions, 3 PB's, got a real buzz from helping others to a PB, really enjoyed it. Then I'd take a steady run back home for breakfast with a 2 hour run in the bag.
So let's see if we can maintain & even build hours a little in December, I've got a friend taking on "Run the Date", which I did last October (see blog post), he's very focused on it and I will certainly join him for a few of the later, longer runs when he needs company.
Also decided that I need to get in the pool, although I'm a fairly respectable swimmer, the quick dip I had this month while we were doing video analysis for club members, showed me that I shouldn't wait until January as planned!, I couldn't believe how quickly I was so short of breath and must admit technique wasn't great. So Sunday club swims & Wednesday morning swims (when I work closer to home) are in December's plan!
