Afternoon, all.
Guv - you've got to have a pig out now and again and your bake off sounds fun. I reckon by pigging out we give our bodies a bit of respite from the dieting and being healthy, which kicks starts the process better when you're back on the wagon. Works for me anyway.
Toby - yes, sometimes runs just don't go the way you want them to, do they. I had one like that today - a really tough 20 miler.
OK, so the first 10 miles were OK. It was the second 10 miles that proved difficult, and I think they were the toughest 10 I've ever run. I knew as I set off that it would be because my legs already felt tired (43 miles since last Sunday will do that to a chap...) but even so I was hoping for a good, confidence-boosting run because that's the last long run I've got to do before the Berlin Marathon - my longest run next week is 19k (about 12 miles). I've basically got three weeks of tapering before going for it in Berlin.
So I'm a bit disappointed that today's run wasn't better. I know the marathon itself will be different - I won't have had a ten mile run the day before and to a certain extend the occasion and 40,000 other runners will keep me going, but today I feel a little deflated, and pretty doubtful about how I'm likely to perform in the marathon.
And I'm aching like hell at the moment too!
In the meantime, hats off to the magnificent David "weirwolf" Weir - four gold medals in one games? What an inspiration. I reckon he has to be my athlete of the Games.
Also chuffed to report a fantastic 3lb loss this week - only about 7lbs away from where I want to be now.
