London Marathon

What a week, a hard week really, recovery from 18miler on sunday, I was so slow I was disappointed, but I did it, 9 out and back over to Thornton Hilltop, on Denholme up past flappits back over top of Thornton then downhill at last to home. It took it out of me I more than I thought really. but tues with saltaire striders proved a step to soon as I had a job keeping up, my legs felt really heavy, by Thursdays sprints session though I felt good, and was chuffed with the results being equal over 10 reps. sat I jogged to parkrun for my 49th run with parkrun so close now to the 50th and the famous red T shirt, as work means that I can only do every other week it seems an age in coming but in two weeks time I shall qualify. Sunday is Snake lane 10 miler and I will enjoy it, a slightly lower milage week this but theres Trimpell 20 and Im not sure how Ill do in that, in fact im not sure im going to get through it, but im sure going to give it a go and there will be some good buddies there, hopefully will keep this tired old jogger going the distance, on a more optimistic note, the mornings are getting lighter and its warmer (a bit) so its all good and Im doing it, its only a few weeks left allowing for taper hardly any time at all really, a blink of the eye and it will be be over, what a journey this is one of the most achieving things that I have ever done, well nearly done. :-)

A little further

I decided during the week that I would try and do my first run more than a half maybe 14 or 15 anyway I worked it out from my home to leeds via 618 and 72 bus routes would take approx 13 miles well I thought why not do it in time to do the parkrun in hyde park. the only problem was the early start and the time but what the hell I could get a snooze in the afternoon, so alarm woke me at 5 am and out of the door by 6am was the plan id never run the streets of bradford at this early hour before and it was a pleasant experience, quiet and peaceful I stopped a couple of times at mcdonalds thankfully open early for loo breaks, and trotted on towards leeds, starting in the dark when I got to the park the starlings were singing and I had 20 mins or so to wait for the parkrun to start and Id done 13 miles, at the start I saw Kay and Liz they said they would help me round and didnt they just, it hurt everything hurt this was new ground for me, Kay said I was a marathon runner, that kept me going, I had a winge about work, and got round I thank you both , after I had full breakfast naughty but nice, I should have had a more healthy option but once in a blue moon wont hurt, I am grateful to Diane for a much appreciated lift home, its all good if a little sore, :-)