I’m still struggling to comprehend how good yesterday was. It’s overwhelming evidence that your training plans and methods work perfectly. Not only am I physically in great condition but mentally too. Although I started fast, I stayed humble and didn’t allow myself to get carried away by what my pace was in the first 15 miles. Sub 9 hours was the target and there it stayed until I’d got to 35 miles. I then knocked small bits off my target, with each few miles. I still didn’t accept that I was on for a time of under 8:15, until I was 3 miles from the finish. This is completely the opposite to how I’ve run races in the past, having allowed myself to get too ahead of myself early on, then when I slow down, I get disappointed and it just gets worse and worse. I was able to run up parts of both of the last hills, which is further proof of how I’ve trained well. Yesterday’s performance is even more incredible, when you factor in that I had been awake since 1:30am! Hopefully, one day, I’ll be able to sleep well before a big race🤦🏻‍♂️😂. I see no reason now why I can’t go under 20 hours for the 100 miler in October, but let’s get the 145 out of the way first 🤣. Thank you once again for yours and Jax’s support 🧡