The rest of 2010 - between marathons

[marathondan]

Hereafter the jottings of anything that might happen between now and the start of training for my next marathon.

Last week I managed to at least get something on the board for May and avoid a totally barren month. Five miles along my “summer” farm-track circuit, the first proper outing since the marathon, a 6 week lay-off. I’ve been doing this long enough now to expect the worst, and true to form the lungs were shrivelled and the legs leaden. But it was a worthwhile effort to get the ball rolling again. 3 mins slower than the same route only a couple of months ago.

Also Luke (7) and Naomi (4) dragged me out for a trot round the block. L covered a mile comfortably in around 17 mins, with N and I getting home closer to 20. We might all do a fun run together later in the year.