A week of highs and lows, and I have been a bit too knackered to manage to keep my blog up to date...

Thursday 4th I did 5.5 miles, Friday 5th I did 11 miles, all at race pace - hurray! Then I read some rather challenging advice on Monday about the need to do lots and lots of long runs which rather panicked me as my training plan seems to be a bit light on those... Decided to bring my 18 mile run forward and did it on Tuesday 9th.

Did 8 miles around the marathon course (from 15 to 23 miles), met Jem at Tower Bridge and ran to Lewisham with him - it was very nice to have the company! A bit miserable doing the last 4 miles alone in the dark back to Beckenham but I was chuffed to do the full 18 miles and at race pace again - 8 minute miles.

I did rather cripple myself in the process though and have started taking a 4-pill combo to try and keep my joints going for the next 6 and a half weeks...