I'm still on cloud nine, amazed at just how I managed to run 20 miles without stopping yesterday. I'm not saying it was easy, it wasn't, by mile 15 my feet were sore, I had just about had enough of the revolting carb gel and could not even face the thought of another one, and whats more didn't really have the patience to squeeze the gloop out of the pinhead sized hole that's left when you tear the top off, thrusting a jelly bean into my mouth it felt like a whole cake or something, so the fuelling is not going to be easy over 26.2 miles is it? However, I did it and although I was feeling very tired I'm told that London will be a much better course with a lot more support, yesterday's race was mainly on cycle and walking tracks and also consisted of a lot of 'out and backing' where you found that the faster runners were coming back at you, they had done 16 miles in the space of time that I had done a lot lot less! There was also very little support and none of the sea front, amusements and beach I was expecting. For months I had been looking forward to a run by the sea and all I got was a few canoeists on the River Lune, housing estates, upside down trees, stables and a whole lot of graffiti that I was unable to even read! Whilst I agree it is probably a great preparation race for fast runners doing London, I would not be keen to recommend it to fellow 'less fast' runners!
By mile 19 I think I had virtually lost the will to live knowing that a run round the track to finish quite probably lay ahead when all of a sudden I spotted a familiar face, my sister-in-law, Tricia, and her husband Neil - there's nothing like a face you know to lift your spirits, with that out from behind a bush jumped my son Marc and Husband Martin, I had waved goodbye that morning safe in the knowledge that they were going to spend a day together doing dad and son things! I thought I was going to pass out! I managed to carry on and once I had got over the shock managed an uplifting TWO laps of the track to the finish!
Free use of the facilities at Salt Ayre Leisure Centre tempted the four of us,Me, Sophie, Lisa & Jo to go for a post run swim, bliss! I'm sure that has assisted in reducing the aches and pains today as I don't feel anywhere near as bad as I thought I was going to. Great job, I'm so proud of all four of us!
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