Battling on
6 miles in 47:55
Route: DfES – Home 2
I ran into a friend in the lift today at work and we exchanged a few words about the marathon:
Friend: Hey how’s the marathon training going?
JD: Yeah, not bad thanks. Got a few injuries I just can’t shake. Right foot, right knee, left hip…
Friend: Oh, hard luck. At least your upper body is ok though right?
An interesting take on the situation I felt. I suppose this does mean that if my knees give up on me around mile 25, I should be able to drag myself that last mile across the finish line without any problems...
A standard-issue run home tonight. I wasn’t too keen on the idea of running – am not feeling 100%. My throat is swollen again and I’m wondering if the tonsillitis might be rallying for another attempt at the title. I hope not – it would pretty much put and end to any hopes I have of doing any more serious training before the big day if it does.
It was a beautiful London evening. The clocks have gone forward and it is light until 7.30pm. It was a delight to jog home in the warm evening air, particularly through Regents Park which is just beginning to come to life again after the winter. The sun was setting and the light was perfect.
I felt pretty tired by the end of this run – my legs are a little heavy from the weekend still and I’m clearly not completely over illness yet. Mixed reports in the knee – I iced it when I got in, which helped a little I think.
Route: DfES – Home 2
I ran into a friend in the lift today at work and we exchanged a few words about the marathon:
Friend: Hey how’s the marathon training going?
JD: Yeah, not bad thanks. Got a few injuries I just can’t shake. Right foot, right knee, left hip…
Friend: Oh, hard luck. At least your upper body is ok though right?
An interesting take on the situation I felt. I suppose this does mean that if my knees give up on me around mile 25, I should be able to drag myself that last mile across the finish line without any problems...
A standard-issue run home tonight. I wasn’t too keen on the idea of running – am not feeling 100%. My throat is swollen again and I’m wondering if the tonsillitis might be rallying for another attempt at the title. I hope not – it would pretty much put and end to any hopes I have of doing any more serious training before the big day if it does.
It was a beautiful London evening. The clocks have gone forward and it is light until 7.30pm. It was a delight to jog home in the warm evening air, particularly through Regents Park which is just beginning to come to life again after the winter. The sun was setting and the light was perfect.
I felt pretty tired by the end of this run – my legs are a little heavy from the weekend still and I’m clearly not completely over illness yet. Mixed reports in the knee – I iced it when I got in, which helped a little I think.
Have invested in some chocolate milk from Waitrose which I am pretending is a post-run recovery thing, but is actually just an excuse to indulge myself. It is wonderful.
Fairly pleased with the time today, but am thinking I will have to revise down my marathon estimate from 4hrs to 4.5 or even 5 hrs. Injury and illness have taken their toll and I have lost a lot of fitness at a time when I should have been piling it on. Did I peak too soon?
Still, must be glad that I am at least out running and not ill in bed or nursing a painful knee. I still have time (barely) to turn this around and I’m going to give it my very best shot!
Fairly pleased with the time today, but am thinking I will have to revise down my marathon estimate from 4hrs to 4.5 or even 5 hrs. Injury and illness have taken their toll and I have lost a lot of fitness at a time when I should have been piling it on. Did I peak too soon?
Still, must be glad that I am at least out running and not ill in bed or nursing a painful knee. I still have time (barely) to turn this around and I’m going to give it my very best shot!
Don't let the sun go down on me: sunset over St James's Park
posted by Jonathan @ 9:00 PM
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