How was your weekend running?

Short runs, long runs, ultra runs – what did the weekend hold for you? As always, share your triumphs and woes below the line

Well, I didn’t do a whole lot of running this weekend. But if you are going to not do a whole lot of running, then Daios Cove in Crete is definitely the perfect place not to do it. The heat and hills meant that hill reps were the only real option, but with waters an unreal shade of turquoise to cool off legs in, a private beach and pools galore, I am most certainly not complaining.

I did, however, postpone my long run for early evening Sunday and the cooler streets of home, a plan scuppered by a hole in the runway at Gatwick and a last-minute aborted landing. One trek home from Stansted later, and it was just too late. I’ve never really been an evening runner – I do love the odd night-time jaunt, but I can’t quite get my head around starting a long run at 8pm, even with summer evening light. Instead, I get maximum smug Monday points for fitting in 12 miles on my way to work, though someone might need to prod me late morning to check I’m not snoozing …

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