I I learnt to walk with my son, now I'm running a marathon
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Discretion is the better part of valor
2 November 2024With discretion being the better part of valour I have decided that I will scale back to run the half Marathon tomorrow. Because I missed a month of training in September I don't feel I am sufficiently prepared for running 26 miles. I am confident about running 13 miles because I have done that and more several times during the past few months. Also I don't want to be crippled for days after running the marathon,
when Kate has a fantastic plan of activities for us to do with Jenny before she heads back to the UK in a week
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I'm in New Zealand and raring to go
29 October 2024Kate picked me up at the airport last night and we're staying in Piha for a couple of nights to get over the jet lag. Only five days to go and I'm feeling more confident about running the 26 miles because my training has been going well since my hand came out of plaster
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Back on track
16 October 2024Yesterday I thought I would not give up on the marathon distance but I'd test myself to see how I got on with a longer run. I decided I'd run/walk as far as I could. I think walking intervals may help with the stamina. I kept going for 18 miles,. I could have gone further mentally but I decided to stop after five hours running. I'm not trying to beat any records.. I reckon I'll be ok for 26 in two weeks time but I'll walk some of it
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Set back in the training
10 October 2024I ran the Derry half marathon at the beginning of September. As I was jogging to the start I fell. I found out the next day I broke a bone in my hand and cracked a rib. At the time I was only focused on running the half marathon with Liz, it was her first half marathon that we trained for together. I think the adrenaline got me round the 13 miles. It wasn't till we were driving home afterwards that I felt the pain and I fainted. An X ray the next day showed I had a fracture. I had to have a cast that went up to my elbow and a sling. I thought I could still run with this and I went for a run the next day. It seemed fine, but it made me ache. Also the risk of falling made me think that wouldn't be good with my departure for NZ looming, so I decided I'd have to stop running. I'd have a month before the marathon once the cast came off and I thought maybe that'd be long enough to get back on track. I went for some four hour brisk walks to keep my stamina up but no more running. The cast came off last Tuesday. I went for a six mile run the day the cast came off and was fine. Yesterday I thought I'd see how far I could go. I felt knackered after 6 and pushed on to 11 miles. That made me realise that I am not going to be ready for 26 miles in 3 weeks time. So I am going to scale back to the half marathon.
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