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The Long and Winding Road

That leads to your door .... Will never disappear .... I’ve seen that road before

So said the Beetles all those years ago .... they could so easily have been referring to marathons and not a lady love!

Yes I've been drawn towards the dark side! It's calling my name and however much I try to resist I can't!

See this Pixie has goals and aims like so many of us but like so many I have fallen for the charm, the warmth and the love of that siren that is The London Marathon!

Many have heard her call and been drawn towards her. Many have fallen on the rocky path. Many have answered her call and tried to leave but once again get sucked in and fall victim to her charms!

Like so many I ran London last year and loved every moment of it! (Ok my legs and feet didn’t but you so know what I mean!). Unlike many I didn’t finish and say never again I said “YES! I WILL do this again! I will get a GFA! I will be here again!” and so my future in running was planned! I didn’t enter FLM2006 as I was going the get that GFA. I wasn’t in the least bothered about this!

Sunday I was bothered! I was so jealous and what was worse was the fact that I knew I wasn’t there through choice! I hadn’t even entered so how did I expect to be there?!?!

I still want that GFA but I still have no idea as to if I am even capable of running 1mile let alone 26.2m at 8:25mm pace! I want to try to get to a point when I can at least say “I tried!”

So my plan …

Train for the Trailwalker … lots of walking and swimming and a bit of running if my legs will allow it! (form a good base!)

Lose some weight. (makes life easier!)

Post TW the train for a fast half (BM) in Jan 2007 using a Spans plan.

Enter FLM07 with every expectation of not getting in and being at Mudchute!

Train hard for BM – long runs up to say 2hrs

If I get into FLM then do the same training up to Jan then throw in a few longer runs up to 3hrs max. (TP said 3hrs max)

Run FLM for fun as a training run. (NO honest I will!)

Then target Cardiff 2007 for a stonking run! If I stand any chance of getting a GFA the Leon will be chasing me round to get it! (read that as I will be doing my best to escape his chatter!!)

Obviously things may go amazingly and I may get into FLM and I may do a stonking time there! But back in the real world I have 1.5st to lose, and 3hrs 1.20mins to take off my PB to get my GFA so I’ll hear her call and like the rest of you I’ll follow and enter FLM2007!

Comments

b-z said…
so thats sorted then
see you there
4:49 PM, April 25, 2006
Evil Pixie said…
only if i get a ballot place! No GB for me!
4:52 PM, April 25, 2006
XFR Bear said…
Yay - glad you decided to go that way Pix :oD

ya never know - you might even get a pacer for Cardiff 07 (no promises)
6:22 PM, April 25, 2006
Evil Pixie said…
kieren it's the FLM Good For Age ... beat that time and you get a guarenteed FLM place!

Thanks for the support and confidence folks!
8:03 PM, April 25, 2006
shortnginger said…
i lke that pix be positive make ya plan and stick to it which is real easy (not) its what i did this year i planned a HM PB and cracked it by 18 mins and planned to run a marathon which im doing in june the onlt part of the plan thats struggling is shifting more weight!!!
good luck
4:33 PM, April 26, 2006
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