In my slight defence, my computer has been in hospital… failed logic board, apparently. I know how it feels! I have carried on feeling great… I ran last Thursday and last Saturday – just over 5k each time. Fast and gentle, if that’s a possible combination. Actually, it must be. I felt like a gentle…
Month: April 2016
Over the finish line!
I’m in that mass of people. We gathered in Preston Park at 8:30 yesterday morning, where I met up with a handful of the Run Mummy Run community, and chatted in particular to one lovely lady [edit: it was Lisa Jay, who was a star!] as we queued roughly forever for the race toilets… And then…
It’s today!!
I’m drinking tea in the living room of the impossibly cool house we’ve rented in Brighton. God bless Air BnB!! I’d like to tell you my race kit is neatly laid out on the floor. It was, yesterday. Today there’s a jumble of things, I’ve just eaten breakfast (chia porridge with strawberries, omega seeds and…
I FINISHED IT!!!
Yes I did. The whole iMarathon training programme!! Yesterday, I ran the final set of 60s intervals. I ran in glorious spring sunshine around University Parks, running past French school kids on some kind of exchange visit who were lolling on benches, or snogging sulkily under the trees. 6 repeats of 60s sprints, with 90s rest…
Positives
So a little while ago, I attended a training day with Tom Craggs of Running With Us. One of the things I took from that was that the last week before the race was tough. I’m busy doing visualisations of myself crossing the finishing line. I’m pretty sure I’m going to do a 4:1 run:walk…
On not being ready…
It’s week 15…. or week eeeeep!…. and I’m surprised by how calm I’m feeling. I truly was expecting to be more stressed. I’m tapering – which means running in short, sharp bursts – and resting. Marathon day is a mere 10 days away, and I’m feeling….. well. I’m feeling ready. I had a little worry,…
The final push
I’m so grateful to all of you wonderful people who have sponsored me – and left such lovely messages on my JustGiving page!! Thank you so very, very much. It’s such a fabulous charity, and does massively important work for so many people. I’ve nearly hit my £1,200 target – 81% of the way there. This…
Running Between The Water Stations 