On Sunday I ran the final training run organised by Gade Valley Harriers. My marathon training friends Claire and Charlotte couldn’t make it so I ventured to Hemel Hempstead on my own. One of the nice things about the series of runs organised by the club is how friendly they are and I was happy to go it alone. That said, I wasn’t happy to be running 20 miles!
For the first time the weather was actually quite kind, but that brought with it new issues. Having been such a cold winter, I got quite used to running in my Chill tights and Chill jacket. On Sunday morning I was filled with wardrobe dilemmas but decided on Swift knee length tights with a Swift racer back and Chill jacket. It proved a perfect combination.
I didn’t feel nearly as well prepared as I had for the 17 mile run at the end of February and I found the run so much harder. The hills seemed steeper and the miles longer. It was a fairly depressing feeling to get to mile 13, exhausted. In 2 weeks time that will only be the half way point.
I struggled on and after a particularly low point at mile 18 the last 2 miles passed in a haze. I finished in 3 hours exactly and was ready for tea and cake! Although I found it difficult I was surprised how quickly I seemed to recover and my legs don’t seem to have been as stiff as I thought they would which is positive. I now have 2 weeks of tapering (read putting my feet up and not doing much) before the big day on 11 April. Let’s hope I’ve done enough to be able to enjoy it.
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