An oath to the death
Mar2020097:05 a.m.
11/03/09 Completed a 3.77 mile run in 31 minutes and 48 seconds
12/03/09 Completed a 6.03 mile run in 50 minutes and 29 seconds
15/03/09 Completed a 15.48 mile run in 2 hour, 13 minutes and 37 seconds
Sorry, I know it’s been a long time since I last updated my blog, but it seems like a long time since I last did any running!
Last Saturday I was on a high. I’d completed a fifteen and a half mile run, and ran for over 2 hours for the first time. Sure my knees would never be the same again, but it had been worth it. I was brimming with confidence.
I’d decided to reward myself with Sunday and Monday off, and start up again on Tuesday with a short four miler. Unfortunately it was my birthday last Tuesday, and also the 17th of March – St Patrick’s Day. Since I’ve started running I’m a new man and hardly touch the demon drink, but an oath I made on my 18th birthday came back to haunt me. I swore to drink at least 10 pints of Guinness every 17th of March till the day I die. Sure, I also swore I would sleep with an 18 year old Brazilian model ever 17th of March, but hey – one out of two ain’t bad.
Consequently, I fore filled my oath and I have been suffering for it ever since.
Hopefully I might be able to put away a few pints, sorry miles, tonight, but if not I’ll just go head long into a 13 miler tomorrow.
I will make sure I’m on my best behaviour until the 26th of April from now on.
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LB_TM 'I'm impressed with the wisdom you possessed as an 18 year old! I wish I had made that vow back then. Too late now. When you're in really good shape, you can drink 10 Guinness and run the next day no problem. I could do 10 pints and 10 miles and not think twice. Then again, I train for both running and drinking. After all, it's the London Marathon, not the Salt Lake City Marathon, we are training for. ' added 20th Mar 2009
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