Marathon Two, Dream Come True by Avs123

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As some of you may know I'm Avril, I entered the London Marathon Ballot in 2008 with my dad, with the dream of us both running the marathon together, ...

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  • Been running further all along!

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    Mar2420129:31 a.m.

    Well yesterday I planned to do my 8mile run at the gym, so I went on google to find out how many km that would be, just under 13... this made me think quite a bit as it didnt seem to add up with my previous runs, so when I came back I checked (thinking 1 mile =1.7km) and realised it is 1.61km per mile... Woops! seems that all along I have been running further than I was meaning to on the treadmill... Ahh well.

    Anyway my 8mile treadmill run went ok, it took me 1:53 although thats due to a number of reasons, for instance me making the treadmill as slow as it would go so I could nip to the loo in the middle of my run, I also had to walk quite a bit towards the end, not because of my knee, but because of my socks, and the blisters and rubbing that I could feel on my feet :( definately NOT wearing those socks in 29days time! My knee actually felt quite good, sore at times, but it seemed to be the bandage that was bugging me most.  Rest day today thankfully as my feet are still very sore, might pop my blisters in a bit and see if that helps.  Am planning to buy new socks today to test out tomorrow :)  

    This morning I was wide awake at around 6:30, I tried to get back to sleep, but couldnt so decided to go have a look at the next sale, driving down I was thinking what the hell am I doing going shopping at 7:15am... I must be insane... Then I realised I wasn't that mad, as the shop and carpark was already absolutely packed!  managed to find a few little treats but half the things I liked werent in the sale! Ahh dear, well hope you all have a good weekend, only 29days left until the big day eeeek!  Am still worried I havent done enough but I've done what I've can with the challenges I've faced.  Best wishes to you all xx

    Comments (3)

    • MadonnaGaGa 'Hi Avs, I recommend Thorlos socks, they are very good, Ive never had a blister X' added 26th Mar 2012

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    • NorwichPaul 'Well done Avril. :) I looked you up on the results and had a 'awww!' moment when I saw you and your Dad finished within a second of each other. Glad you finally made that dream possible. I know how much it meant to you and you really were up against it this year (again!). :) Well done!!' added 22nd Apr 2012

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    • Avs123 'Paul thank you soo much, your comment made me smile, bloody hurt more than the first which I'm sure is training and trainers related but I made my dream reality :) one again Paul big thanks :) hehe I won by A second lol all but two of our splits were identical shame really :p' added 23rd Apr 2012

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