Mar2020103:26 p.m.
20 miles, 1 ice bath, & a hair cut
I did it! But did find it quite tough. 20 miles in 3.07. Used 3 gels, a botlle of water and a few sips of gatorade. Still managed to make my last 2 miles the quickest....my final mile was 8 minutes! But I certainly felt odd when I stopped- legs all tingly, and felt just weird. Forced myself to endure 5 minutes in an ice cold bath and after a glass of milk and some malt loaf, felt pretty normal again!
Miles 8 through to 16 were my best in terms of how I felt, and today was the first time in ages when I struggled with the motivation at some points of the run. May well have had something to do with the torrential rain which I endured throughout the whole bloody 3 hours.
Am trying to keep my distance from Mr P- still poorly- praying to all the gods that I will not get his man flu. Now a couple of hours to snooze on the sofa before I head out for a very close friends 30th birthday bash. I am designated driver on account of me still being firmly on the wagon!
5 weeks to go 
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Firefly123 'Well done with the 20 miles - enjoy the party!' added 20th Mar 2010
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karobinson 'Well done, been watching Eddie Izzard - marathon man? He was having ice baths which lasted for 15 minutes, never heard of it before. I've been taking vitamin C + zinc tablets all winter & so far have not had a cold or any other lurgy. Enjoy the party tonight.' added 20th Mar 2010
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simonedumergue 'Great three miles and even more impressive that it was in the pouring rain! Got to admit, a nice warm bath and a glass (or two!) of red wine is an absolute pleasure after my long runs. Ice baths and a lemonade are just not quite the same ;-) Have fun tonight!' added 20th Mar 2010
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blondiekels 'Woooohhooo, great run and you have given me motivation for my 20 miler at the weekend :)' added 23rd Mar 2010
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