hello 2014!

So as I am writing at this point in time, it's exactly:

44 DAYS 13 HRS49 MINS 30 SECS

...till the gun of the 6:10am marathon goes off.

I am dreading the race - partly because I have skipped 4 weeks of proper training due to injury, and partly just simply dreading the 42.2km. It is a long way. I will complain if I have to drive that far. Let alone running it.

So running back onto the program, so far I have done 2 x 30kms. Being so paranoid of reinjuring, I have started taking Magnesium and Glucosamine (the same stuff that my mother eats for her arthritis). I have also been drinking Sustagen Sports post training, and wore compression socks after massaging my calves out post long run. It seemed to work, although my leg still hurts when I run. The leg is slowly getting better, but man, the recovery is slow...

Anyway so I ran into 2014 with a 31km. It was a very slow jog, at 7:33min/k. I don't think I've ever ran that slowly, but I guess there was a lot of stoppage time for chatter and drink, and the point was just spending four hours on my feet.

 

The kind of stuff I take to training....