Made it. And that in itself is a first. I haven't completed a training program, including 3 of Eric's, in 2 years, as something always breaks down in the 7th or 8th week. The difference? It has to be the slant board. Slavish adherence to the leg strengthening exercises has not quite eliminated tweaks and niggles, but it's a zillion percent better and has kept me running.
And the final run was a joyous way to finish the 12 weeks of running. Setting out into a gale that nearly blew me off my feet and driving rain that stung my face, the first 3 miles were exhilarating, and then I was at the bottom of a valley and the miles just seemed to flow by effortlessly. I felt I could run forever. At one point I had to take off my trainers and socks to wade knee deep through some of this flood water that the UK is slowly disappearing beneath. The last 2 miles, uphill, were starting to feel like work, but the GPS showed later there was no change in pace. Awesome.
So, to the tests! And, living near Oxford, I think I'm going to do my mile test at the Roger Bannister athletics track.... not that his record is any danger, though mine might be. Watch this space!
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Way to go, Paul! Please let us know how the tests go. I found out that Phase 2 sped me up even more than Phase 1 did. Also kicked my butt in a different way than Phase 1 did.
Good luck!
Congratulations! What an accomplishment! That would be awesome to do a 1 mile test on that track! Best wishes!