Run for their life’s

As some of you may know for the last few years I have been trying to secure a place in the Flora London Marathon, well my time has come, confirmation dropped on my mat Saturday morning, the 2009 race is on Sunday 26th April. Most people think at the age of 49 having run one marathon previously, that I am completely mad. I must admit knowing the training that I had to do last time, the injuries I received and the thought of those last six miles together with the pain afterwards, I could barely walk for 24 hours, I tend to agree with them. Unfortunately I am not as fit as I was three years ago at least 1/2 stone heavier so this is going to be a long hard slog for me, but for me it’s a must do before I die quest. Not just for myself I also want to help other people I have therefore decided to run the marathon and to raise as much money as I can for two children’s charities that are dear to my heart.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Training week 3

Have sorted out a training plan its basically 23 weeks long and means that I will be running approx 500 miles in training, oh joy!


Monday –Ouch that hurt Shadwell Basin but my legs felt like lead.

Wednesday- Much better nice and easy felt fine.

Saturday Run from Gravesend to Higham, when I turned around to run back, noticed a young lady out jogging who gave me a nice smile as she passed after running back for a couple of minutes looked over my shoulder and noticed she was doing the same run and had also turned back, so slowed up so she could catch up, very soon she did, ran straight past crossed the road and that was the last I saw of her. Last time I slow down, thought I might have had a running partner there ; - ) the loneliness of the long distance runner.
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