I'm not sure if there was some malalignment in the heavens - enough of us had less than happy outings last weekend. I don't think there's such a thing as a
bad run, at least in the sense that every run has some value - it's all time on your feet towards the cause even if you feel like cr*p for most of it.
The six miles plus twenty thing is weird, isn't it?
'I just ran a half and I'm knackered - how can I possibly do another one straight after?'
Happily I've found all those 'reasoned' arguments evaporate in a haze of adrenaline and excitement come the big day. Andy often talks about banking miles - in fact in AlmerÃa last year I remember him talking about the whole running/ drinking thing in terms of a bank account; running is making deposits, drinking making withdrawls.
[Thinks]Must do something about that overdraught . . . [/Thinks]
The point is, you put in all those tough little six milers and gut-wrenching long runs, you save them up, add to them week in, week out and come April 23rd you withdraw the lot.
And then you get to drink lots of beer. Hic
