Less than five weeks to go until the Big Day.I’ve been training hard for the London Marathon for 11 weeks and it’s fair to say there have been some highs and some lows. Here are a few that have been rattling round:
The moment I realised that I no longer checked the weather
every five minutes in the four hours before running home from work. I am going
to run home in rain, snow, sun or anything in between.
LOW
Realising that no matter how fast I get, I have still to overcome
my weak mental state. It won’t just fall in line with my stronger physical
state.
HIGH
Finishing 4th in the 20k Great Northern Run in
Derby in 1.21.16. It was a rolling course in the countryside – everything I
like – and I even led for a while in the third kilometre (although the winner
eventually put more than four minutes on me)
LOW
Forgetting to rest after the 20k Great Northern Run and
continuing training as if nothing had happened. 18 miles in the next two days
and I was one broken Malc. Stoopid, stooped, stooped.
HIGH
Joining the track sessions at Oxford Tri and
realising why people work so hard at training. Because when you’re with a group
of people pushing you, and encouraging you, and helping you, it is damn near
impossible not to get faster.
LOW
Realising that my life has limits. Before this I could tell
myself that the only reason I never become a professional athlete is that I
never had the chance. It is now painfully clear that I would never have had the
ability
I’ve had to stop at three each because I can’t think of any
more Lows – this has generally been an awesome experience and I wouldn’t change
it. I reckon I could smash out about 20 more Highs.
