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Quick update on how I got on.
Apr1820112:59 p.m.
Boy it was hot yesterday wasn't it ?!? I remembered to put on sun cream but still managed to get a nice sun tan line from my t-shirt sleeves and shorts !
As for the race, I'm glad to report that my left ankle didn't cause me any pain during the race. My objective was simply to get round, and I achieved that. I knew I wasn't on for a cracking time because of injury interupted training programme. I finished in 4 hours 20, which is almost 35 minutes slower than my PB. But putting it into context - I have missed 6 weeks of training since beginning of January through injury (4 of those missed weeks in the month leading up to the race). So with only about 70% training in the bag, I think my time is very respectable.
I won't be doing another marathon now - I know we all say that post-run. But I think this time I'm telling the truth ! So congratulations to all those who finished. I hope you are all happy with your performances !
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Comments (2)
HellenH 'Well done you! Not bad at all and I agree with you, I'm retiring from marathon running as well! Hope you keep up running though-we don't have to do 26.2 torture runs every time ;) WELL DONE!! and congratulations. Glad your leg held out for you :)' added 18th Apr 2011
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jah41 'Well done!! You got there in the end. Very pleased for you. My training was injury free but I got a knee injury at mile 19 and hobbled in about 30 mins later than expected but that's running for you I suppose. Good luck with your shorter runs in the future :-)' added 18th Apr 2011
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