It Keeps Me On The Streets by Ruth22

Ran my first marathon in London 2007. The euphoria overtook the pain (I hear childbirth is similar) and I signed up again in 2009.  Unfortunately, my legs had other plans and rebelled 3 months into training, leaving me with an injured calf and severe case of the hump.  'Luckily' I was able to defer my place to 2010 so here I am again, staring down the barrel of 4 months of aches, pains, exhaustion and ravenous hunger. I want to do this, yes, really I do...