So. Six days to go. And you know you’ve run a few London Marathons when you have a whole ritual for the weekend before. For me, it’s Fulham Palace parkrun, and another PB to report (18m 39sec). Ok, so some of them were fairly soft targets but I reckon that’s four PBs in four weekends. Good job there’s some race or other next weekend, so I can have a shot at five for five, eh?
Then yesterday, more parkrun PB action – my two girls both smashed theirs at Wimbledon Park junior parkrun, my eldest by a whopping 90 seconds, her sister by a good 45. It also marked the first time I’ve volunteered at the event – something I plan to do a lot more of. I led the warm up, and tempting though it was to break into the full, Salazar-approved, Mo Farah-tested drills – and perhaps a 5k jog to warm up – I stuck to the script. And some superb ankle-wiggling, jumping up to grab the sky and hula-hooping hips there was too. Finally, 10 miles at easyish pace, then back home to watch everyone else eat chocolate. Just six days until I crack open my own enormous Easter egg …
So how was your weekend running? Those tapering for London finding themselves get increasingly twitchy and developing phantom injuries on an hourly basis? And spare a thought for those running Boston marathon today. If you’ve got a friend running, you can track them here. Oh, and if you’ve not run a marathon but are tempted – here’s some advice from – ahem – a veteran runner.
Finally, just a big shout out to an incredible runner, and good friend, Susie Chan. She’s just finished the Marathon des Sables for the third time, despite feeling ill, having horrible issues with her feet, and enduring distances I feel slightly faint even contemplating. Across a desert. In the heat. If you want an inspiring example of someone who simply refuses to quit when the rest of us would probably lie down and whimper, that’s Susie.
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