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Not sure what London start I am on, maybe will only know for sure post Excel pick-up.
That's a good point Terry, in my qualification elation I was forgetting that every second counts so who knows where I will be on course in comparison to your good self; you of course need to stay focused once you are over that line and stay on target. I will look out for Comrades caps
Lowrez - you're a dead-ringer for Britney, I'd be very upset if they stopped you entering at the celebrity start. you could run as a zulu warrior..if you haven't done that yet
(Terry - are you also getting nervous?)
So we are splattered across all the starts then? It will be a miracle if we find each other on course won't it? Maybe The Harp is going to be the only coinciding spot - where we can tell great tales of our 26s?
JAR - thanks for the suggestion - are there many female Zulu warriors? Not sure that is a good suggestion - I need some kind of garb to hold me belly fat in - otherwise there are going to be a lot of ill people out there
The Harp after is appealing - I look forward to meeting there even if not on the run.
also don't forget that If Lowrez is there we'll all negative split on the day
I negatively split my knee open and the heel of both hands taking a tumble in the dark over a sandstone wall that had collapsed across the pavement. Didn't see anything until cablammo, could have been much worse once I realised what a heap of rubble I had collided with - took 2hrs of teeth clenched scrubbing to get all the embedded grit out of my wounds - don't think there is too much wrong with me though; I got up and ran the 2 remaining miles home. Looks like it'll be a scabby London run!
Yep, if we do manage to coincide on this course it is going to be one hell of a finish; JAR what if we dress up olde worlde style and bring a sedan chair, then Terry can hop on board any time he needs to and we can plough on to that sub5 with him.
Ooo I remember that one Becca - were you stitched up?
Here at work I just noticed my leg was wet, that lower section, despite a dressing was weeping into my shoe. I have just had my knee kneaded by two wonderful first aiders. Hmm, London costume idea... did Britney ever appear as a nurse?
I plan to run a half at the weekend, think I am going to be best leaving it till Sunday to let everything knit.
It was the thought of A&E that kept me going at all the cuts - the heels of my hands are a mess too - with scouring pad, toothbrush and sewing needles to get all the grit and soil out myself - hoping I did on OK job - don't want complications!
Oh 8 stitches - that was a major slice - do you have a scar - with stitch holes either side?
Does everyone have a knee that complains from time to time? You know, bit of pain here and there and you wonder if its the start of something - its that knee that took the hit - although when I think about it; it was absolutely fine at Manchester and is being a great trooper now too - not a peep of internal gripery
On my hands there were black blobby rises that I thought were full of soil but I couldn't see any breaks in the skin, sticking a needle into the largest produced a fountain of blood, blood blisters! Great fun; I have left the rest; I think they say things are best left un-popped to prevent infection.
I'm about to have a week of minimal running (cycling holiday) and in 2 weeks time do a CTS marathon, feeling positive about it, but should be interesting as my longest run since October was a half last weekend :-) Great thing about hilly off road runs, is the finish time is meaningless and you feel justified taking plenty of walking breaks to admire the great scenery!
I had a really nice parkrun this morning. 28:48 is not exactly speedy but it was at slightly less than maximum effort and I felt really good during and after. I also did about the same distance and pace yesterday and also felt good. Now feeling a bit more positive about trying for sub 5 in London! I just wish I had more miles in my legs for better long distance endurance (only about 30 miles/week lately).
Have a good weekend's running all.
Thanks Terry, you are right, if a fall was coming its turned up in the right place. Quite achy today, is it falling over DOMS? In particular my triceps, slicing food and pushing doors are a new ouchy experience ha ha.
Really want to do a half marathon training run tomorrow but with my knee knitting back together each step is a slightly painful tearing sensation, we will see what tomorrow brings.
This is playing havoc with my costume choices for London, no way I can try stockings over this rawness and I don't want to put plasters on stuff and stop the drying out/healing process.
You sound so close to a sub5 Terry, all my training this year has been on 3 runs per week on a 25 mile/30 mile rotation. I know I should be doing a lot more given my event list but it does illustrate sub5 is a realistic goal off of that
Good result for you today in the 5, all the recent timings you have quoted point to sub5 being achievable.
Terry, great to hear you had a good parkrun. Think positive for London!
lowrez, yes a bit of soreness is to be expected - bruising and all that! Take care of yourself and take it easy this week.
Well done Debra, that is an amazing medal, and an amazing time in my opinion!
Did my half training run fine, feel good for London now, aches ebbing away, knee still nigglingly knitting together though; looking forward to not having to be careful about all my cuts, hands are particularly awkward.
lowrez -Great that you got your half done. Looks like London could be good for getting used to running in heat ahead of Comrades.
McHilly - looks like you have an even better hot weather training approach at the moment.
I had a good time supporting at Brighton on Sunday and saw a few Comrades caps going by, plus of course Slow Duck. It was back to hot yoga for me last night. I was pleased with how it went, particularly as it turned out that I had a load of classes left over from a block I had bought last year. This was like finding a big bundle of £10 notes that I had forgotten about.