Morning Run: Last before the race

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My half marathon is looming, so I got out for one last training run to ensure my legs are strong and will then rest them for a few days. I opted for my usual run around Fairfield that sits on a hill above Arlesey. I was not going for speed today.

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As I have said before Fairfield is a former mental hospital (Three Counties Assylum) that has been converted to housing. The main building is still there. I have not been in there at all.

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It is a lovely day after a lot of rain yesterday, so I hope it can stay nice for the weekend. This run felt fairly hard, but it is just a third of the race distance. According to @run.vince.run in his book you should be able to complete a race if you can run a third of it, but then I know I can go further.

I plan to run it in my Allbirds shoes. I am thinking of getting new shoes soon, but I do not have time to get used to them before Sunday.

Run free and stay well.

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Try to rest as much as possible till Sunday, I'm sure you will have a very good performance in the race.

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Cheers. I have some chores to do and will marshal at parkrun on Saturday. I'm sure I'll be okay.

!BEER

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Amazing Steve! You get stronger and stronger I'm sure you can do it! I am keen to get back into running now that Ramadhaan is finished, I'm just recovering from a bad bout of flu! Then I'm going for it!

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Go for it and have fun. Hope you can get over the flu soon.

!BEER

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Very interesting. I still keep thinking that I would like to run a 5K some day. It would be a great accomplishment for me I think. The whole thing about being able to run a third of it I have never heard before. Temps are supposed to get in the 70s this weekend so I will likely be outside a bit.

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A lot of people do the Couch to 5k plan that mixes running and walking to build up. Might be worth a try. When I started even 1km was hard. I've come a long way (literally).

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yeah, I have heard of that before. I don't know. I am not sure I have that much ambition yet. :) It seems like it will be hard.

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When I see some people who look less fit than me running marathons it gives me hope :)

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Good to hear that you haven't been into the Asylum 😉 lol.
Good luck in the upcoming race! I'm sure that you will do well.

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Cheers.

I knew people who worked there about 30 years ago. It used to be a big local employer. There may be less facilities for such patients these days.

!BEER

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Yeah I don't think that they are as common as they used to be. There are more options these days for people with exceptions and they tend to be on a much smaller scale, like group homes of 3-6 people or whatever. I think there is a better quality of life and service that way, rather than housing people on mass.

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