Half-marathon training – Week 9 – Half way there

Even though my training in week 9 was exactly the same as in week 8 (17.5m plus some swimming) there were still two important events of note:

1. I can run slow! I ran my 6m Sunday “long run” at a just below a 12 min/mile pace. This felt very slow but all the running books I’ve been reading say that the best way to build endurance is to run slow.
2. The end of week 9 marked the mid point in my training schedule. So week-wise I’m half way there!