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To Wilmslow or not To Wilmslow
Firstly how weird because I prepared a reply yesterday morning, however, yesterday was v. busy and I could have prepared it and then been interrupted before I posted?....another senior moment?
Many thanks for your encouragement Andy, I read it on Saturday when the weather was so lousy here I was having second and third thoughts about entering....however, the gales on Sunday morning seemed to be of slightly less severity so we duly toddled over to "Footballers Wives Country" to do the deed.
The very nice people from my physio place were there and strapped the ankle up good and strong.
To cut a long story short I finished, 2 hours 35 on their clock 2 hours 33 on my Garmin - yes a v.slow time, I would have expected to do anything between 2 and 2.15 when fit, but hey I DID IT!!!
Actually when I checked my training log what with the flu and the ankle I haven't run anything longer than 5 miles in training since Christmas, oops, and all things considering I feel fine except for a little stiffness behind both knees - getting away with murder really, my calves felt totally seized at 10 miles :-(
Compensations of the day - the crowd were great, there were a couple of footballers wives at their front gates at about mile 2 shouting encouragement and bless them they were still there on the way back at about mile 12 when I really needed all the help I could get and they certainly provided it :-) I heard my first chiff chaff of the year and saw lots of celandines. That area of Cheshire is rather different from my side, they have a slightly higher proliferation of loose boxes, paddocks and swimming pools ;-)
Incidentally my 2 stone over weight husband beat me by 5 minutes - what can I say!
The hot bath and lashings of beer afterwards were marvellous and as it was Mothers Day I didn't even have to prepare supper.
Phew this is hard work !
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