April 2010

[Sweder]

Another brief wave from sunny Sussex. Nipped out for a 5k plodette on Tuesday, looking for another on this delightfully sunny if rather chilly morning. It's bits and bobs at the moment as I gear up for the VLM weekend, no chance to revisit my gentle long runs. I'd like to keep up the long mileage at least until Seaford Half in early June. I've plans to enter Beachy Head later in the year - I've never run this before but Ladyrunner has said she'd like to try my new relaxed approach (she's raced The Seven Sisters several times & knows the course) so perhaps we'll do that together.

Connemarathon race report remains in my notebook and in my head for now. Unlike the mythical Almeria video it may yet surface. I'm still not really sure how it all came together on the day. I need some quiet thinking time to pull the strands out of the dirt before I can think about weaving you a tale worthy of the name. In truth I'm still plucking up the courage to confess to hiding out in a pub in Oughterard for the duration before swiping a finishers' shirt & medal off an unsuspecting local as he dozed in the shade.

Hosting duties beckon at the JDRF Pasta Party tomorrow night before a full day's yelling and cheering opposite mile 13/ at mile 22.5 on The Highway. Good luck to all London runners. It'll be warm, so think hydration, hydration, hydration. You should be sipping water or isotonic drinks most of the time as you run.

Give us a wave back if you see us amidst the throng!