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Time to push on.........start date 19th October
9:33 a.m. on 14th October 20097 comments | Add comment
In my last post some 4-5 weeks ago I was feeling positive and the running was moving forward well, but since then thingshave gone a bit south shall we say.
Firstly I got a cold, probably man flu and attempted a 10 miler after about 2 days recovery. It nearly killed me, but I finished albeit with a couple of small walks involved. When I then went for a recovery run 2 days later the dreaded calf went again. The pain was horrendous and so between then and the Birmingham Half (about 4 weeks) I had probably on run about 4 or 5 times maximum and only to about 5 miles.
Got the rejection letter from VLM (pooh!!) and so have applied for a Golden Bond place with SPARKS, the best charity in the world! Will hopefully find out in a week or so, so fingers crossed.
Got to Birmingham on Sunday not overly confident, but thinking that surely after the last 12 months should have enough in the legs.................god I was rubbish!!! First 5 was fine and was on for a 2:15, but after that my legs just had no spring in them. Came home in 2:36:02, my worst half ever and confidence severely dented. Legs still ache today. So time for a plan of action!!
The calf feels fine and I know 6 miles is a breeze still, so I am going to take the rest of the week off and start fresh again on Monday. This way I have no pressure to force myself for a run this week and I can enjoy my Sunday out with the family (going to Drayton Manor can't wait to see Thomas!!)
Lovely to meet Vicky and Chris on Sunday, and fantastic to see my food guru (Simone) and pace bitch (BW) back in blogland.
Take care. Gazz
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hey!!! Nice to see your post ping up in my in-box and great to see you are still on here.
Your half marathon experience is not surprising considering the few weeks you had prior. Just put it behind you, like you say and look forward.
Fingers crossed for that charity place. Would be great to have you back in the saddle for VLM. Wouldn't be the same without you taking the piss out of my posts :-)