I should probably say why I am running the marathon for those that don't know.
6 years ago my eldest son was born 15 weeks premature and amongst a number of 'issues' the one that probably affects him most today is his deafness and communication, it is the main thing that holds back his ability to integrate with his class mates. Since last years marathon he has come along unbelievably his vocabulary has flourished and his ability to say the words he can clearly is amazing. At the back end of last year we came across Hearing Dogs for Deaf People that provides trained dogs to people of various ages who suffer from severe deafness. One area that was of particular interest to ourselves was the supply of 'Team' dogs to children aged 7 and above, whilst my son is too young to be included, we still looked in to this more and we felt it was a brilliant scheme and one that when you see actual examples you can see the benefit a Hearing Dog has to a young person, and as always if putting myself through a bit of pain for a few months helps even more people benefit then it is worth it.
This has been another bloody hard week. I am getting the miles in but just cant get anywhere near the times I would like to be doing the runs in.
This years running vest has turned up and it is a beauty, I will get a picture of it and post it. Lets just say it is in the style you would expect of a charity that has dogs as a main component.
The legs have been fairly sore and stiff this week which probably means i am well into my training and to get used to it as it aint going away for the next 3 months. My knee was particularly sore and at times felt as if there was something properly wrong with it but it eased off through the week.
A 16 mile run this weekend and feel very good that i completed the distance. It hurt, especially the last 3, which seemed to be constantly up hill but probably wasnt really. In 2 1/2 hours of running saw exactly zero other runners out there. It really is a lonely existance being a long distance runner. I did the long run yesterday, and havent run today so hopefully this week the legs will feel a bit more refreshed and should hopefully be able to have another good week.
Beer Belly - Still a rounded 42.5 ins
BMI - 27.43 how does running 40 miles make sod all difference
Week 3 - 39 miles - 5hrs 58mins ran - avg 9:11 min miles
Total - 104.5 miles - 15hrs 57mins - avg 9:10 min miles
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