Almost but not quite there

[stillwaddler]

Cheers for the encouragement guys.

Wandering around the supermarket on Friday evening, Mr SW's blackberry chirped into life. A friend was offering us tickets for Saturday's United game. OOHH yes pleased, I haven't been able to get to Old Trafford this season so it was a real treat. They didn't play well, but they won - which is what they have managed all season really. The seats were good from a singing point of view, 10 rows up from the corner flag at the Stretford End.

Sunday was to see the 20 miler put in the bank, hoorah!!! amazingly it felt OK...should I be worried? I don't even ache this morning after heeding the physios advice and stretching out afterwards before applying heat to my calves...those little squidgy bean bag things that you heat up in the microwave are great. I am having another session with the physio tomorrow evening and won't be venturing out for a run until Wednesday lunchtime just to give myself a bit more recovery time. I think I have got the eating drinking plan about right now too. Shock blocks and jelly babies topped up with powerade + water. We did a pit stop at home about 12 miles in to the run to grab more supplies. Time was about 10 minutes less than when I last did marathoning training with MrSw for the London 2006

It's the Wilmslow half on Sunday, it will be weird to run with thousands of others again, but really nice not to have to go up and down curbs while avoiding the traffic and to run in the centre of the road without risking death! Such luxuries. We aren't expecting a good time and will just treat it as a training run. (I'll probably get banned for that if anyone forom the organisers catches me taking it less than seriously, they take great store by advertising it as a "Race and not a Run" Threatening a cut off time of 2.30 for everyone. Meanies.)

Meanwhile It's The Taper - brilliant.