Well I am now signed up for the London Marathon and it is four months and one week away and I am hoping to complete it in under 3 hours. My previous best was the Edinburgh marathon 2007 - I completed this in 3hrs 28mins but there was a strong wind that day which was very tiring.

I think my training is going to concentrate on doing long runs a lot as I think my failure to do this last year for Edinburgh made me hit the wall after approx. 18 miles and it really affected my time. It was also not too pleasant getting full leg cramp in both legs as I crossed the finish line. A spectator asked me if it was worth it when I was in extreme cramp enduced pain and holding onto the railing so that I could stay upright. My answer was - of course!!

Anyway, I did my first training run today in the dark. I ran home from work which took about 50 minutes and involved over half of the distance being on hills. I think it must have been about 6 - 6.5 miles. It felt good and I wasn't troubled by it at all which is a good sign. I think I will try and get up early and do a longer run into work tomorrow morning.

 

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