The day before the London Marathon
We had fun at lunchtime watching the bidding war for the ball. After nine days it’s price had risen to £82; then this morning it crept over the £100 mark. As the close approached we were refreshing the browser constantly in the hope that it would go up a few more quid in the last …
The penultimate pre-marathon run
The club organised a little 5 mile road race tonight (for everyone to run at their own pace). A proper race, with marshals, and numbers etc. Perfectly timed to give everyone experience of running in a real race, rather than just as a club, so that the Marathon won’t be so different.
Easy paced 9 mile run
Our last pre-marathon run of any length at all, taken at an easy pace, still in my old shoes.
Walking on Cefn Bryn
We’re now wrapping ourselves in virtual cotton wool to avoid injury, our task for the next week is to keep moving, non-strenuously, without overdoing anything.
Backup Shoes
Using my reserve shoes, and a Compeed applied an hour in advance I ventured out for a marathon-paced run with Em. A nice easy, evening run. No complications, no pain, no rubbing. If my main shoes don’t return in time, I know my reserves will be fine for the day.
April Foot
Somehow, I got up at 8am (after working until 4am).
Daylight Running
A nice evening run today, in daylight, for the first time since training began!
An Enjoyable 21 Mile Run
My third 20+ miler, and a very enjoyable run it was too (map)… more comment after the England -v- France six-nations championship decider rugby match! … [result: France won the game and the championship, so congratulations to anyone French who might feel like sponsoring me].
Running, not Jogging
Tonight’s run was really enjoyable.
Learn your own lessons
Nice and easy tonight (map) – more of a jog really, lots of lower leg pain after yesterdays speedy hills.
Horrible Weather for Running
Mum summed it up: Horizontal daffodils.
Shin Philosophy
An evening club run tonight, and for some reason it hurt my shins so much that I considered turning back. At one point I turned around, then thought better of it and persevered.
Marathon Respect
A simple 8 mile run tonight, up and down the Tipner Lake waterside for one mile alternating between slow recovery runs (9 minute mile) with fast timed runs (5:40, 5:55, 6:05).
Start Monday Here
A nice circuit class followed by a 4.5 mile run. Is there a better start to Monday morning?
Challenging our physical expectations
Today we did a lap of Portsmouth , and threw in a little of the Cosham industrial sector before a brief woodland spell (map). Lovely.
Chilly Run
A cold one tonight, a strong cold wind from the south east brought flakes of snow.
Effortless Training
A really good run tonight.
Different Circuits
Circuits in the morning and an easy run in the evening.
The second 20 mile run
A second really long one. This time we started by running around Langstone Harbour, then headed inland, over Portsdown Hill, for some cross country.
Blisters
A nice run around Cosham and the surrounding area tonight.