So the results are in for Sunday’s Water of Life Half Marathon in Marlow and I actually finished in 173rd place out of nearly 500 runners… not a bad effort I suppose in only my second ever race but I still feel a bit disappointed about it.
That disappointment had nothing on the pain in the my legs when I woke up this morning – I almost reneged on yesterday’s decision to stop the ibuprofen for a while it was so bad. Instead though, I lathered up the legs in Deep Freeze gel, put on some pressure tights to help stabilise the legs and get the blood pumping and set off on what can only be described as a shuffle through Norwood and back. My time was a shamefully bad 15 mins a mile.
What I’m hoping is that with no ibuprofen masking the pain, I’ll move within my limits for a few days, giving the legs a chance to settle down a bit. This Sunday is my longest pre-Brighton marathon run (22 miles) and I really want to be able to do it.
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Miles today: 3
Target: 555
Miles to date: 731.94
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