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Starting Good, getting bad so things can only get better!

The theme of my FLM campaign!

December - training going great, get a cold.
January - back training, get a cold
Feburary - just get back to training, get injured, diagnosed stress fracture!
March - gym, swim, cycle, yawn
April - 2 runs and FLM!!!

I want to share the last few days with you.


Saturday morning
Speak to V-rap and Bear and things are going fine! Then they get delay!
Get to London and there is a HUGE queue to get the numbers but I don't care the grin is in place! 30 + mins wait for pasta and still grinning! Then Bear (who was looking after me!) and I went to find V-rap and Haggis which took some time!
Back to Jump Towers for the most amazing pasta and breads! Mwah to JJ! 1 glass of wine and 1.5l of water and I was off to bed.
I slept well apart from waking most hours to check the time!
Sunday morning
Amazingly calm! Breakfast (I wasn't hungry but was told to eat!) of 3 slices *thick* of bread and 2 coursants and more water. Then off we went.
Raynes Park station - Closed
Wimbledon - Train SLLllllllllllllooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww due to maintenance (great weekend to choose !)
Then off to Blackheath and slllllloooooowwww trains again meaning the gun had gone when we got there!
Still amazingly calm, I get a final huge hug from Bear and V-rap and off to park my bag (I had to do this despite running late) and off to join the end of the end of the Blue start.

Anyway before long I had passed/been passed by/bumped into/meet Shades and Beanz and off we went for a slow slog to The Mall. I was desperate for water rather quickly despite my walk run stratergy of 3:3. It was really hard walking during those first miles as the crowd were so brilliant I just wanted to run - it was easier to take a walk break as the sun got hotter and the miles longer!!

My plan was
1 - Start
2 - meet Nicko at mile 11
3 - meet the forum supporters at mile 17
4 - get my medal

and that's what I did! I feel bad that I can't descibe the even like Susie but there are so many memories I wouldn't know where to start!

I remember pubs bands, DJs, sweets being handed out, people shouting my name, fantastic road showers!, amazing support and best of all running the last 1.2m!! I passed so many people in those last 16 mins and ran all the way! It was amazing! Oh and V-rap catching me after I had finished and collapsed in her arms! Oh and the wonderfuk forum people all congratulating me at The Thistle!

Amazing! So much so that I am now aiming for a GFA (sub 3:45!) by 2008! Bring it on!!

Comments

beanz said…
good report!

always good to read another perspective on the same race
10:22 PM, April 20, 2005
Leon said…
Pix
Brilliant report - It sounds like it was such a great day.
Well done you
:o)
7:15 AM, April 21, 2005
RobW said…
Pix - Way to go! Great news about your new PB.

Going for a GFA? Good on you, You can do it!
11:09 PM, April 24, 2005
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