first london post :)
Oct0320116:41 a.m.
hi everyone,i think its about time i actually started doing a london blog seeing as i've been on this bit for the last 4 years.....
as you can tell by the blog title i have managed to gain a place on my 4th attempt through the ballot,so training started properly yesterday :)
this training is going to be a bit different to most peoples though,as i will be doing it all on a treadmill!
yes you did hear right!
this year hasn't been very good for my knee as it has been swollen for most of the year,but in july it went down,and with talk of arthritis by the hospital i did a bit of research and found most people saying don't give up running,just do it on a treadmill as it cushions the joints more.
i have been running once a week since july,increasing the running by half a mile at a time,and at the moment i am up to 8 miles.the knee has been fine so this week i will do another run of 3 miles and will do this every week until i start the 13 week plan in the london marathon magazine when it will be 3 times a week.
well done to all that got in this year,lets hope we all get through fine :)
vicki x
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Petecw29 'Well done Vicki take care of your knee and I 'don't envy you marathon training ona treadmill!' added 3rd Oct 2011
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Johnf 'Congratulations Vicki. If you can do your long runs on the treadmill you'll be mentally prepared for anything. Not saying you're mental of course!! Find yourself some trail runs perhaps to give a change, shouldn't be a problem down there and they will be lovely and soft through the winter.' added 3rd Oct 2011
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Keith_L 'Good luck with the training - have read about people who hav edone this before so it is possible. Do you have agood physio or something for that knee to keep it under control?' added 3rd Oct 2011
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shazzer 'Congratulations - Vicki and getting through the ballot. Good luck with the training - see you in London :D' added 3rd Oct 2011
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onthefloor04 'Fingers crossed the treadmil works out for you, and more importantly, congratulations and welcome aboard the good ship running for miles and blo*dy miles :0)' added 3rd Oct 2011
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simonedumergue 'So chuffed for you that you got a place finally - it is a truly special experience :-) Marathon training on a treadmill - eek, those 20 milers are going to be interesting!!!' added 3rd Oct 2011
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Rob_Barber 'At least you'll be able to have some really good quality interval sessions, progression runs, tightly controlled tempo runs etc on the treadmill. Heck, you'll probably arrive there in better shape than the rest of us :-)' added 3rd Oct 2011
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HellenH 'Hi Vicki! Congratulations and well done on gtting your place at last! ;) Enjoy the training (as much as you can!) You will have to find some serious tunes for the lsr's on the treadmill! :)' added 3rd Oct 2011
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Dungey 'well done on getting a place Vicki, enjoy the training. I have rigged up a portable dvd player next to my treadmill, really helps pass the time' added 3rd Oct 2011
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crooxi 'Congratulations on the VLM place. ALL your training on a treadmill? - aaaagh! Couldn't you treat yourself to a nice soggy field path or woodland trail now and again?' added 3rd Oct 2011
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eclipse 'congrats on a place, good luck with the training.' added 3rd Oct 2011
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judith 'Congratulations. don't envy you training on a treadmill though. I can't do more than a mile!!!' added 3rd Oct 2011
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Nick 'Good to hear from you again, Vicky! Good luck with all that training on the treadmill and with your new job as a bus driver as well!' added 3rd Oct 2011
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fatrev 'Well done on getting your place, glad to hear the knees behaving itself' added 3rd Oct 2011
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moose10 'well done on getting a place at last good luck with the training and look after the knee, how are you enjoying the south west' added 4th Oct 2011
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kizzi10000 'Welld one for the place :). And good luck with the treadmill running. I've gone as far as 14m on one, and it was boring as hell lol. But at least you can work on the mind games at the same time. Hope it works' added 5th Oct 2011
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