Time: 4:55My training went well until Easter weekend when I had a heavy cold for 4 days. Did 1.50 at Silverstone Half and 3.15 at Oakley 20. I felt fit enough to do sub.4.30 until I got underway, when I realised the effects of a cold were worse
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chance of going to Florida, and I asked a few people who have 50 or so marathons under their belts how it would fit in with flying back last Thursday. Fine, no probs, they said; the rest will do you good. So off i went with my family to Florida. Great
to experience one of the best day's of my life in peak fitness! I am still buzzing as I sit here and type this to you, sat here in my pyjamas, with my medal, hanging proudly round my neck! Thank you RW!Index of all quotesNext quote
.Thanks to all forumites that I met on the day. Overall I'm gutted as I know I was fit enough to make my target time but in the end I just couldn't handle running in the pain any longer. I must have looked a terrible sight for the supporters on route over
training with the bike club again and became reasonably fit once more. Then I had an extended period of illness after a catching a nasty virus but resolved to get fit once again. I started my running again but then had a really bad accident while out
and I decided there would be no goingback. By Easter I could fit into 32inch waist jeans and was back to the weight Iwas when I was in my mid-twenty’s and feeling a lot better. I felt I neededa hobby that would maintain a more active lifestyle
dashthrough fields with a couple of river crossings chucked in for fun.See my RW profileMy handy links • Mike's Amazing Cakes• RW's Q+As page -->About meStarted running to regain fitness after injury and for achange from my main activity. The multifaceted
proud". At that point, I was fit to burst with pride and I felt like a winner (and to be honest I think we all are). Streaky Bacon, 5:13 It was my first marathon and I think I'm hooked. The best part of the day was seeing my wife and friends in the crowd
that set me right back. I didn't get any physio until June, and have only just got back to a fit state - I've missed all my long rides as a result and it is now too late to make up the time. At my test event - the Bala half ironman at the start of June – I