Lucozade Sport Super Six: Wotsit (sub-4:30)

What rubbish news Gladrags.  Coping strategies definately needed.  You know we are here if you ever need a release.

I'm struggling to get out with the weight of work on at the moment, but tomorrow is Friday and I ran last night before my evening class so all is not yet lost.  Was hard going though.

Is it this weekend, or next weekend, the race? 

race is this weekend - - spent the whole of last year's halstead chanting "if she can, I can" as my Mum had just been given a very bleak prognosis - imagine the same chant will work again this time.

sorry to hear work so full on at the mo. very difficult to get a good balance I find - even though my working week keeps shrinking. hope things improve for you

did it! not sure of time as had a watch malfunction and the results aren't up yet. but it's either 4h35 or 4h34. either way - marginally fastewr than London 

but seriously, I need to remember how hard some of those miles were and how rubbish i felt as i crossed the line. I really gave it my all today - and could not have gone a second faster. i do feel better knowing that - london was just too easy and comfortable. this was neither - and although the hills probably added a minute or two on to my time, they did not add 4 or 5, so enough is enough. time to put the sub 4h30 to bed now.

if anyone is looking for a pretty, friendly, well marshalled race then it's this one. i passed about 6 miles of the race talking to different runners - 2 of whom had both done 300+ marathons.

did my 5 gels strategy and only water again - and all was fine. even without the water every mile it was fine. seriously don't think i will ever drink sports drink ever again...

best moment was running past supporters at mile 23 (ish) - all banging saucepans and cheering. felt like a superstar!

sprint finish is a close second though - was amazed that i had it left and wanted to take the 2 chaps ahead of me!

so - a good day at the office, and time to put  my feet up!

Well done Gladrags - cracking stuff!

I've got a friend who has done nearly 200 marathons and she barely ever runs them for a time, just for the experience.  I aspire to that in many ways.  Its the experience that keeps me coming back, much more than the quest for a good time.  Though I'll admit that 4:30 does niggle...

thanks Wotsit! am pleased with self but suspect that most 'sof my friends just now think I am bonkers!

I don't aspire to 200 marathons, but I definitely can see myself doing more local ones. None of the drama and pressure of the big ones. More camaraderie amongst the runners....

early night tonight though - am shattered! - hope everyone else's running is going well? what's next ladies?

We are struggling with fatigue at home at the moment, so whats next in our house is to try and get to the bottom of that!  I suspect something either low level viral (for W and I both to be affected) or just that the trauma of the last year has just properly hit, now that things have all calmed down.  Either way, we are both shattered and struggling to string any kind of run together.  I did 5.5m of my planned 8 on Friday, but by 2m my legs felt like lead and I really just dragged myself round.

Having been out for a lovely run last weekend accompanied by the Wockette on her bike (she complained that I was too slow!) I am ever hopeful that this summer I might be able to keep running going once the kids have finished school.  The small boy is dead keen to accompany me on a run too, so as logn as we are running around the racecourse, whcih is all traffic free and safe, I reckon it could be a winner for all of us!

This week sees our school olympic marathon relay - bet you can't guess who's idea that was?  210 laps of the school field = a marathon and there are pretty much that many kids in school.  Question is, will their cumulative time beat my last marathon time!  Yikes.

Notifications appear to have vanished again then popped up again today. 

Gladrags - a huge well done to you. I am in awe of you doing two so close together. That is a brill time and to be honest, to do 4.34 3 weeks after another marathon beats a standalone 4.30 in my book I hope you are still resting.

Sorry to hear things are not great with your mum - like Wotsit says, we are all here if you need to vent.

Its nice when the children want to come out too isnt it, F is happy to ride on her bike but I is hit n miss. The length of our river run is just under a mile, so can go up and down there a few times, though the concrete kind of seems very concrety - harder than road!!

Glad things are calmer on the W front Wotsit, but not so great that everyone is feeling rough. These things can really ripple through every part of your life and is not such a quick fix - hang in there, all is going in the right direction.

Where is Tatty? Hellloooooo

tis a v strange thing this running lark though? ran with a friend on friday morning and did her usual run which deliberately includes all the hills in greenwich park that i usually avoid!! I did it but it was a struggle - how does that make any sense when i know i can run 26 miles?

heavy legs after 2 miles is similarly perplexing. suspect all the ups and downs of the last year are finally taking their toll?

have tried running while M cycles - but on a v cold day - must try again now as we both quite liked it (especially the mid run hot chocolate!!)