2010, January: the road to Molly Malone's

[El Gordo]

Kind words Sweder, thank you, but I don't think courage came into it. I was keen to do it, and was just hoping I'd be able to manage the problem better. As I said, if this had been the Reading Half for instance, I reckon I could have plodded on because of the much longer cut-off. Almeria and that bloody sweeper bike are unforgiving -- but that's OK with me. It's a different race with a different attitude, and I knew this before I set off. The thing is, I ended up actually being quite happy with my run. I did 9.6 miles, and even including all the stretching breaks, the walk at the end, and the several minutes sitting on the seafront, I 'finished' in 1:56 which is actually quite a good training run time for me!

That said, I'm on a bit of a downer at the moment to be honest, but this will all blow over soon enough. I might even try to get out for a plod this afternoon. I've been stretching and trying to get into these core exercises, but they are boring. Did a spinning class last week, and must keep these up.

Have you scheduled any spin classes yet?