Pasta Party
2.8 miles in 20:41 (PB)
Route: Islington circuit 1
Ridiculous to call it a pb really, but it was about a minute quicker than yesterday. Not much to report other than a beautiful evening. The trees are blossoming, the sky is blue and the air is warm. I have decided to embrace the tropical weather as it seems set to stay for Sunday and I want to be in a positive frame of mind – not stressing about whether I’ll die of heat exhaustion somewhere on the Isle of Dogs… Frankly I blame Adrian Gough. If he would move just a little quicker to make climate change a statutory part of the National Curriculum (like he promised The Independent he would) then I wouldn’t be in these circumstances.
In other news, I am putting together a one page guide for everyone who wants to watch me on Sunday. It has a picture of my running vest, my predicted split times for each mile and a comedy drinking game. It’s very difficult to advise people where to watch out for me as I have no idea i) how long it will take to get over the start line and ii) whether I’ll be able to maintain 9 minute miles on the day – either because of crowding or exhaustion!
I am eating a lot of pasta. On Monday I had stuffed tortellini in tomato sauce with ciabatta bread, on Tuesday I had some fishcakes with loads of potatoes and broccoli (plenty of carbs there), last night I went for dinner with Emma (as seen on X-Factor and The Paul O’Grady Show) and had penne pasta with chicken and broccoli and tonight I made fusilli with tomato sauce, prepared during Chaos at the Châteaux and eaten during House (both excellent as usual). I am saving the bolognaise and the oversize pasta shells for the big one on Saturday night.
All is currently well. Am I detecting just the slightest hint of nerves? Yes. I think maybe I am. Can’t wait to get going now. This waiting around is simply too boredom-making.
Still, not long now. Top 5 things I am looking forward to, post-marathon:
1. Drinking a glass of wine
2. Eating a curry
3. Lying in bed on a Sunday without knowing I have to go training
4. Going out running and sticking to between 5 and 8 miles
5. Not spending 10 minutes each morning stretching
Route: Islington circuit 1
Ridiculous to call it a pb really, but it was about a minute quicker than yesterday. Not much to report other than a beautiful evening. The trees are blossoming, the sky is blue and the air is warm. I have decided to embrace the tropical weather as it seems set to stay for Sunday and I want to be in a positive frame of mind – not stressing about whether I’ll die of heat exhaustion somewhere on the Isle of Dogs… Frankly I blame Adrian Gough. If he would move just a little quicker to make climate change a statutory part of the National Curriculum (like he promised The Independent he would) then I wouldn’t be in these circumstances.
In other news, I am putting together a one page guide for everyone who wants to watch me on Sunday. It has a picture of my running vest, my predicted split times for each mile and a comedy drinking game. It’s very difficult to advise people where to watch out for me as I have no idea i) how long it will take to get over the start line and ii) whether I’ll be able to maintain 9 minute miles on the day – either because of crowding or exhaustion!
I am eating a lot of pasta. On Monday I had stuffed tortellini in tomato sauce with ciabatta bread, on Tuesday I had some fishcakes with loads of potatoes and broccoli (plenty of carbs there), last night I went for dinner with Emma (as seen on X-Factor and The Paul O’Grady Show) and had penne pasta with chicken and broccoli and tonight I made fusilli with tomato sauce, prepared during Chaos at the Châteaux and eaten during House (both excellent as usual). I am saving the bolognaise and the oversize pasta shells for the big one on Saturday night.
All is currently well. Am I detecting just the slightest hint of nerves? Yes. I think maybe I am. Can’t wait to get going now. This waiting around is simply too boredom-making.
Still, not long now. Top 5 things I am looking forward to, post-marathon:
1. Drinking a glass of wine
2. Eating a curry
3. Lying in bed on a Sunday without knowing I have to go training
4. Going out running and sticking to between 5 and 8 miles
5. Not spending 10 minutes each morning stretching
posted by Jonathan @ 10:57 PM
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