So this year was no different. Leading up to the race I wasn’t feeling the best. Training over the last few weeks has been hit and miss. Sessions have been solid but not spectacular and I’ve been feeling quite rough in my tempos to the point that I have abandoned a few.
Whenever anyone asks me what is the best race to run a 10k PB I always jump straight in with Leeds Abbey Dash. I’ve ran this race 3 times to date and so far I have a 100% record of recording a PB there. The race is brilliant, 9000 runners, as flat as you can get (apart from the pesky fly over with just less than half a mile to go!) and it always attracts a top class field at the front end. The only down side is that it starts at 9.30am so you have to get up in the middle of the night to get ready!
So this year was no different. Leading up to the race I wasn’t feeling the best. Training over the last few weeks has been hit and miss. Sessions have been solid but not spectacular and I’ve been feeling quite rough in my tempos to the point that I have abandoned a few.
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So a few things have changed for me over the last few months, hopefully all for the better! First off as the eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed I have changed coach to now being self-coached. I haven’t been coached by Liz since London Marathon. I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do after the disappointment of London and I didn’t want to waste Liz’s time by her writing me a programme which I wasn’t going to follow so I said that I would just do my own thing over the summer. Since then I have just kept it like that. |
Aly DixonAly is a member of Sunderland Strollers and has represented Great Britain on a number of occasions. She was the winner of the 2011 Brighton Marathon and has PBs ranging from 33.26 for 10k to 2.34.50 for the marathon. Archives
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