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Lowrez, great you got the Micheal Owen shirt back to use as another prize, definitely worth more than you got from the initial raffle, it’s an awesome shirt!
SS, thanks for asking, I feel healthy and safe, but we are impacted by the various restrictions in place, transport and supermarkets are open but almost everything else closed. Chinese NY holidays officially extended and no one can return to work until 10th, this will include the authorities that currently have my passport for visa processing, but hopefully I will still get it back in time for my planned travel to Uk/Japan for Tokyo and comrades qualification! As so few people are out and about, running around the perimeter of the local park (park itself is closed) feels safe, just need to make sure I walk around a bit after I finish a run to get cold and pass the temperature checking to get back into the building! So I have plenty of time to do training!
McH: have you had the aeroplane treatment yet with the temp checks. I was there during one of the outbreaks and they would come on the plane and take your temp before letting you off. I had a cold once and took something an hour before landing to avoid being shipped of somewhere for a week of quarantine. Good luck getting your passport back in time.
I did the Its Grim Up North Ultra on Saturday. Also a small event, but a nice route and really well organised. Did the 50kms in 4.22 (marathon in 3.37) so I am happy with that. I am already a C seed but was nice to know the training is on track.
Lowrez - I appreciate you have various injuries and you don't know how they'll cope but I remember that doing the 10 in 10 last year that you get to a point where you're no worse off than the day before. When I'd finished I actually felt ok, so you may well find that you're perfectly ok for some sightseeing and walking around. Might all just happen at a slower pace
Im having a bit of a wobble. For various life reasons/excuses, I have not run much at all since Yorkshire and I could probably run about 4 decent miles right now before wanting a walk break. I know that I've done well enough at marathons off a 12 week plan, but only 4 months and taper til Comrades and Im having second thoughts. Maybe the best thing to do is pay for the flights, and then I'll have to knuckle down??
Last year I didn't make it through the last cut-off, so no result listed above. But Comrades has given me the greatest moment of my running life and many many more great moments, several last year. It is so worth persevering, and if you have the slightest glimmer of hope at a completion you have to arrive on that start line...
The above is my 2016 back to back run, the cut-off at Drummond was 6:10, getting over the finish line was just incredible. The finish was a k or 2 closer back then finishing in Kingsmead Cricket Ground, if it was at this years finish I'm not sure I would have made it, I was a bit pleased...
Buy those flights!
777 donation page
Best of luck for 777. I've made a donation and hope you hit your target
Flights+shuttle to hotel, walk or cheap taxis to/from expo/beach, +they sell bus tickets at the expo to get to start/from finish (depending on direction).
If you look at my post history I did a more comprehensive one a few years back but that's the high level summary!
Johnny - its quite normal to have a wobble especially if you're not able to get too much training in at the moment but its still 4.5 months away. Fantastic race. Good to incorporate walk breaks too. You'll be fine
Keep it simple and just focus on a block of consistent training for now.
McHilly - hope you stay healthy! Also I saw your running track in Shanghai on Strava looks like a cool place to get some miles in.
SS - it's been ages since I've been to my daughters training grounds near you, she mainly goes during school hours or the odd match day I'll get to visit. She's started rowing seriously this year so I've been at the river more than the grounds which means I can either run or visit the local pubs (and so far it's only been the latter)
Becca - I've just had an email from New York Road Runners saying I need to apply for my guaranteed place soon and pay. I already paid approximately £120 when I entered the strava challenge and assumed that was it. Did you have to do that?
I hope it works out for you McH.
Becca! Wow! Thanks for your donation to 777, fantastic!
New York, New York, so good they charged it twice!
Then Wednesday morning it was physio, they put me in the gymnasium! On two different rocker boards, bloody hell they are almost impossible to keep steady, but so damned good for legs, core and posture; just ordered one from Amazon, plus they want me to do single leg squats, step ups, lunges - ha ha - finally a set of strengthening exercises! The recent problem with my back seems to be behind me (snigger), whilst I can still feel a degree of "strangeness", not actual pain, they explained that I need to keep taking my back gently through a full range of motion. Gently! And not shy away from movement. Resting it in fear that it might react badly is not a good option, it needs to go through minor stress to strengthen etc, which was why they were chucking me in the gym!
Then with all that help I think I will have set me bones up as best I can for the 777!
Geronimo!
McH - Don't give up hope. You still have until May, hopefully the situation sorts itself out by then.
Louise - welcome aboard. You won't regret it one bit.
Massage went well today, my left side was way better, so much so that the right got more attention this time.
There is no wifi on the plane so I am going to be dependent on airports and cafes to report in but I will do my best whenever I get the chance.
Dubai, I will be transiting through on Sunday arriving on EK20 and leaving on EK770 on the way in to Cape Town - crazy that I will be back there a week later to run having done Antarctica, Africa and Australia!
Bios have finally been published!