WMWMarathon

Five days on since the Marathon and only now am I beginning to return to normal. After the Marathon I went up to the Fountain Spa (Kings Manor) with my Dad. I had 4 swims, 2 sauna visits and 2 jacuzzi’s.
On Sunday night and Monday, I was numb from the waist down. […]

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Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
Lance Armstrong

With that in mind, it was time to get on with it! Months of training, changes to diet […]

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I woke up Sunday morning, 6:00am to have something to eat. I was not going to get caught out again with the diet thing. I had spent the week, carb-loading and was feeling a bit stuffed. A Weetabix and a honey covered bagel were my poison before I slowly and reluctantly got […]

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The last week has been tough, carb-loading is hard. I can only equate it to a turkey getting ready for Christmas. Eating bread, pasta, oatcakes, oat bars, lucozade, water, etc. all the time is tough going and I reckon I have put on about 4 pounds!
Thank you to all the messages of good […]

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Route
Eastfield » Edinburgh Road » New Street » Promenade » Links View » New Street (and back)
Distance
2.0 miles
Time
My 8:58 Pace for 2.0 miles should be 17:56, today was (8:56, 9:02), ran 9:00 pace and the total was 17:59 (+0:03)
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0
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Still no iPod, I think I may have found a donor. It was very close today […]

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Marathon week is here, Tuesday 3 miles.

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Route
Eastfield » Musselburgh Road » Seaview Terrace » Promenade » Bottom of Figgate Lane (and back)
Distance
3.0 miles
Time
Pace for 3.0 miles should be 26:54, today was (8:42, 8:22, 8:57), ran 8:41 pace and the total was 26:02 (-0:52)
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0
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Bags of energy in the first mile, back to normal in the third […]

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Took an extra rest yesterday and did my 4 miler today.

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Route
Milton Road East » Milton Road » Duddingston Crescent » Park Avenue » Stanley Street » Bridge over Sir Harry Lauder Road » St Marks Place » Argyle Crescent » St Marys Place » James Street » Promenade » Musselburgh Road » Eastfield
Distance
4.1 miles
Time
Pace for […]

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Despite my post from earlier, I went up the Club for some treatment and it was such a nice night, I decided to attempt my run. It was strange, I was going to be running on grass round the perimeter of Cavalry Park (home to Portobello Rugby Club). I knew from years ago […]

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Even though its only 4 miles today, I couldn’t do it. I am too sore all over, too tired and various too many parts of my body hurt too much. I am going to rest again today and then do my runs Wednesday/Thursday/Friday. I am off to see Leanne (Sports Therapist) this […]

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A good rest day on Friday was really needed (sore from Thursday nights cross training) and the plan to go for my last big run while Jack was at Grandma and Granddad’s on Saturday was soon scrapped for various reasons. I was too sore, injured, tired and it was pouring of rain. A […]

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