Week 24

Week 24.

Date	Miles	KM	Time	Avg Pace (Min /Mile)	Avg MPH	Elev Gain (Mtr)	Elev Loss (Mtr)	Calories	HR Zone	Avg HR
10th Jun	Rest Day
11th Jun	9.25	14.89	01:46:14	11:29	5.2	244	239	1018	1	134
12th Jun	Rest Day
13th Jun	5.25	8.45	01:03:50	12:10	4.9	223	220	514	1	124
14th Jun	Rest Day
15th Jun	4.70	7.56	00:53:49	11:26	5.2	117	100	553	1	135
16th Jun	Rest Day
Week 24	19.20	30.90	03:43:53			584	559	2,085
Week 23	30.70	49.41	05:54:07			1453	1574	3,199
Week 22	24.10	38.79	04:44:25			804	813	2,544
Week 21	28.00	45.06	05:20:25			947	966	3,305
Week 20	50.00	80.47	09:47:18			-	-	-
Week 19	19.50	31.38	03:45:04			528	655	2,220
Week 18	28.44	45.77	05:26:59			858	901	3,306
Week 17	48.10	77.36	09:05:52			1023	1082	5,723
Week 16	32.00	51.50	05:43:26			800	837	3,850
Week 15	18.00	28.97	03:24:26			571	582	2,333
Week 14	0.00	0.00	00:00:00			0	0	0
Week 13	21.72	34.95	04:03:13			229	249	2,505
Week 12	21.21	34.14	03:40:53			578	481	2,499
Week 11	53.27	85.72	09:59:05			1501	1296	6,240
Week 10	41.50	66.79	07:46:54			882	773	4,872
Week 9	21.00	33.80	03:53:34			547	545	2,631
Week 8	27.43	44.14	05:02:31			421	416	3,176
Week 7	35.87	57.73	06:41:54			829	927	4,444
Week 6	24.82	39.94	04:36:11			395	443	2,830
Week 5	27.70	44.58	05:24:26			671	656	3,235
Week 4	31.50	50.69	06:11:56			806	831	3,528
Week 3	36.50	58.74	06:58:54			873	825	4,390
Week 2	29.70	47.82	05:37:20			629	621	3,720
Week 1	30.00	48.28	05:51:27			629	580	3,633
TOTAL	700.26	1126.92	5 days 12:44:13			16,558	16,612	76,268
To go	552.43	889.08

Just a very quick post before the big day! 

3 sessions again this week, all nice and easy HR zone 1. 

During the longer session on Saturday I kept my HR to the top of my Zone 1 range (125-135), before bringing it down to the bottom of the range on Monday.

I planned to keep to the bottom of the range in my final Wednesday session too but I think there was just a lot of nervous energy in my legs so I let it creep to the top of the zone.

These final few days are definitely the hardest to get through.  Every single ache, pain, twinge, sneeze or cough and you think it's all over. 

It's like the final destination movies.  Everything is trying to make sure you don't make the start line on Saturday.

All that remains for me to say is good luck tomorrow. 

Just remember that your legs will do whatever the brain tells them so make sure you start the walk in a positive frame of mind.  Keep negativity and doubt locked up until Sunday!

Bad patches do happen, some worse than others, but you can push through them.  In one of my earlier posts I wrote about I how I pushed through bad patch after bad patch for nearly 50 miles (Rushen to Maughold) before finally enough was enough and I retired with 'just' 18 miles to go......

If you have a plan, stick to it, no matter how good you feel at the start....  19, 32,  85 mile or anywhere in-between is a very long way, so ease into it.

As usual I have a plan A, B and C and I'm feeling more confident than ever that I can achieve plan A this year, which is to dip under 18 hours and qualify for the 'gold' certificate, providing I stick to the plan and don't start off too fast. 

Plan B is to achieve a PB by finishing under 18:36, and plan C is of course to finish.

Good luck!

And don't forget, the second part of my challenge is to try and raise £2,016 for Finley's Tracks and all donations are welcome here.  A big thank you to everyone who has already sponsored me online or offline, and to those who have pledged to donate later.