Six days now until Stage 2 >> Worms Head !As you can see from the picture the place deserves it's name. I'm not running around that bit, but past it on the mainland and it looks set to be another scenery packed marathon.
So what have I been up since the last race ? Hmm well, it's been a difficult four weeks as the first week I was literally shot to bits and couldn't walk properly until about Tuesday. I then went to Guernsey and managed three runs with the longest 1 hour on the coastal path. I also got the bike out and did some gently cycling.
Second week, I went to the Isle of Wight and got a run in there, another 1 hour, and a few at home but mainly 4/5 milers. This week I managed a few more longer sessions culminating in a 2 hour run on the Coastal Path to Porthcothan. So nothing massive, and not nearly as much as I was doing in the build up, but then again this is slightly different. I'm trying to sustain the fitness and not do myself further damage (the marathon is a damaging race !). Really I'm looking to fully recover. This week I will try and get a few more quality fat-burning type runs in and perhaps a long bike ride, then it's off to the Gower on Saturday. I'm planning to bring my initial pace right back as I definately 'bonked' on the last one (ran out of glycogen - or 'hit the wall'!!). This should keep me burning fat for more of the race and allow me to speed up towards the end ! Well that's the theory anyway - we'll see what happens - Next Post after Stage 2 >> Gower Peninsula !!!!!
See you then.
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