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Well, I am an idiot. While planning this run, I decided to run 5.5 miles away from the office and then back again, totalling 11 miles. While doing it, I got confused and plotted a journey 6.5 miles long, meaning a grand total of 13 miles! So while everyone else is running 11, stupid head Ed ran a bloody half marathon.

Map

Route

Eastfield » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Mountjoy Terrace » New Street » James Street » Millhill Wynd » Linkfield Road » Ravensheugh Road » High Street » Edinburgh Road » Gosford Road » Links Road (and then back again in reverse)

Distance

13 miles

Time

2:13:52

Stops

2 but they were not bad stops, the first to stretch my calf for 10 seconds after 200 yards and the second to run into the public toilet in Port Seton for a drink!

Comments

This was the longest, hardest run I have ever done. I was running for over 2 hours. I felt fine as I jogged from the office all the way to Seton Sands caravan park and even on the beginning of the way back. As I ran back along towards Musselburgh, I don’t know what happened, maybe this is ‘the wall’ people talk about but my body just dropped to about 50% of normal. I had nothing in the tank. I kept going but felt like I was at half speed. I had a numb right hand and felt a little dizzy. I was contemplating eating some berries of the bushes but in the end, decided against it

One good thing came of this mistake, I now know I can run a Half Marathon and in a not bad time.

Because of the switch around with the days, there was no Monday rest day and Week 5 begins on Tuesday, wonder how I will feel then. My legs right now are so knackered I cant describe it!

Filed under: knackered, dehydrated, the wall, abuse, edinburgh marathon