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It's May and I'm still not injured.
May02201311:12 p.m.
I may be tempting fate, but another month on and both legs still work.
Since last posting I did an 18 mile slog that was no fun at all and almost gave up there and then, but a week later I ran a 20 miler and probably for the first time in my life felt at the end that not only was the marathon "do-able" but that I could actually get round in a time that wasn't likely to trouble the calender.
For the record my 20 mile run was 20 seconds a mile faster than the 18 mile - even though it was the same course - just an extra 2.2 mile loop thrown in for the longer run.
I fear though that I may be regarded as a drug cjeat as I took a voltarol tablet before the run - and it worked.
The clock is now ticking down to Edinburgh. The wife and I have a week in the Lake District in a cottage in Grasmere next week - child free for the first time in 21 years!! I will do my last long run from Grasmere round Thirlmere and back - 18 miles and am actually looking forward to it.
So far this year I have clocked over 400 miles - April was another 100+ mile month and though May will ease back on mileage, the prize at the end is a marathon.
I didn't enter the ballot for next years VLM - I have enough rejection jackets already and frankly I think that the toll on my spare time is just not worth it, but I will be targetting some more half marathons.
I am running for OXfam and the local Citizens Advice Bureau
www.virginmoneygiving.com/malcolmstone
Take care.
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Comments (4)
Johnf 'Sounds like you are well on track for Edinburgh, love the final long run location.' added 3rd May 2013
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Firefly123 'I think you'll do very well in Edinburgh, Malcolm. Have a lovely week up by the Lakes.' added 3rd May 2013
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eclipse 'Well done mate, I haven’t tried voltarol but I have had good reviews, time I tried it.' added 9th May 2013
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Alaistair 'So glad your training has gone well and hope you can now taper well and stay away from sick people...hmm perhaps not so easy! Good luck in Edinburgh, fingers crossed the weather is good this year... ' added 11th May 2013
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