April 2011

[Sweder]

I was opposite that section just after the mile 22 marker. I deployed a whistle & air-horns to save the voice as in past years it's been Wednesday before I could speak well enough to use a telephone. It worked pretty well too.

More daily outings of no more than 2.5 kilometres to report. I missed out Sunday as I was up at Dawn's crack to join the JDRF revellers on the Highway at 07:30, and Monday because ... well, I couldn't be arsed to be honest. After effects of my lung-busting ParkRun effort seem to be a tightened calf muscle (the same gristly lump that plagued me in Cape Town strangely enough). I plan on returning to Hove Park this Saturday morning for an entirely un-scientific experiement. I shall line up in my off-road trainers, give it absolutely everything for 5k and see how that compares to last week in the Vibrams. If my half-arsed theories are anywhere close to right I'll be around 30 seconds, possibly more, off PB pace.

Ladyrunner and Moylebird have threatened to drag me out to run a section of the 100 mile South Downs Relay course on Sunday. I'll warn them now, it'll be remarkably slow.