{"id":9847,"date":"2026-10-20T13:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/?p=9847"},"modified":"2026-10-20T13:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T13:04:51","slug":"just-keeping-the-legs-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dankew.me\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/just-keeping-the-legs-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Keeping the Legs Moving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Beachy Head Half Marathon 2026 Training Block - Week 11\/11<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more run ticked off, and we're nearly there. Today's was the penultimate planned run before Beachy Head Half Marathon: an easy 5.5km to keep the legs moving without putting any unnecessary strain on them. There wasn't much to get excited about. The weather was windy, damp, grey and generally miserable - the sort of conditions that make staying indoors with a cup of something hot seem like a much better idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-767x432.jpg 767w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_071650-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My legs also felt a little stiffer than I'd expected. Nothing particularly concerning, but not quite the light and springy feeling I'd ideally like at this stage of the taper. Still, this wasn't a session that needed to be anything special. The plan was simply to get out, keep the effort easy and let the training do its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I headed out along the familiar Worthing promenade, keeping a steady Zone 2 effort on the way out and back, with a loop around the pier thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-767x432.jpg 767w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/dankew.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/20261020_072610-320x180.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the weather and the stiffness, the run was straightforward enough. I maintained a comfortable endurance pace throughout, with minimal effort and no temptation to push things harder than necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One more easy run to go, then it's time to find out what all those miles have been building towards. 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Today's was the penultimate planned run before Beachy Head Half Marathon: an easy 5.5km to keep the legs moving without putting any unnecessary strain on them. There wasn't much to get excited about. 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