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Ok ! What on earth is a 17 stone former rugby player doing entering marathons at the grand old age of 37 for ??? Too many bangs on the head i wonder ???

Anyway, its too late now, i am officially runner number 16901 !! And without really having a clue what im doing, im expecting to line up behind Martin Lel , Paul Tergat , and probably even Paula Radcliffe ( though i hope not to get in their way too much !!! ) , on april 13th , 2008 !!

Nice people at Runners World send me an email every week with a training plan, and im trying really hard to stick to it, but work and family life make this difficult !! Find myself running in the dark at strange times of the day and night a lot at the moment !!

Oh, and another thing, my mate that applied with me, he never got in, as he never posted the application away !!! He said he would come down to London though, to help carry me home afterwards !!

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No ill effects, touch wood !!

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No ill effects, touch wood !!

11:25 p.m. on 5th March 2008
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After massaging and stretching my calf muscle all day today, went out in the howling wind and rain for a 10 miler , i know, probably not the wisest thing to do, but had to be done !!

Sore calf muscle seemed to hold up well too, and managed home without any major mishaps ! And even now, 3 hours later, calf muscle hasnt developed any of the pain that came with any of my last 4 runs !

Better not get too confident though, 18 miles this weekend is gonna be a major test, every long run from now on is futher than ive ever run before , but , on the plus side, every long run i finish is a PB !!! How many people can claim a PB every weekend ??

Probably wake up tomorrow , unable to walk !!! lol

More massage and stretching required i reckon !

Added stress of son going to Yorkhill hospital for kids on friday , to have kidney scans to find out why one isnt working properly, doesnt really help, but, some things are more important than running ! He comes first, whatever happens !

Fingers crossed anyway, will see what consultant surgeon has to say first !

Nite x

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Glad the calf seems ok, fingers crossed you're ok this morning. Best of luck with your son, hope it's something easily fixable

posted by kizzi10000 on 6 March 2008 7:08a.m.

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Hope you were able to walk today after all :0)

Good luck with the trip to Yorkhill - my middle daughter has been treated there before and even she said it was a 'nice place' (I think she was going to add 'compared to Raigmore' after that, but then thought better of it!)

Have a good weekend.

posted by Skye_Trekker on 6 March 2008 5:18p.m.

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Coming from Stornoway, was offered the choice of Raigmore or Yorkhill , it was a no brainer really having been in Raigmore myself !! Legs a little stiff, but nothing major, 18 miles tomorrow is on, but, forecast is shocking !!!!

posted by hs1big_al on 6 March 2008 8:16p.m.

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ha ha - weather here was cold to say the least today - can't imagine it was any warmer with you tho... Hope the run went well... Not looking forward to the Inverness Half on Sunday as theres snow and 18mph winds forecast there. Nice...

Safe trip to Glasgow and hope appointment goes ok.

posted by Skye_Trekker on 7 March 2008 5:03p.m.

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