“All the adversity I’ve had in my life,
all my troubles have strengthened me…
you may not realize it when it happens,
but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing for you”
Walt Disney

After my week of milestones in week 35, I have had 2 of my worst weeks. Laziness, injury and tiredness have all made this a tough period.

In the first week tuesday I ran Mt Coot-Tha and did 20 by doing 2 laps. Whilst it felt fine at the time, I think the large amount of downhill strained my shins which aren’t used to that. I took a few days off to recover and by the weekend I was both lazy and extremely tired which conspired to stop me getting out of bed to train.
On the saturday I woke up with a sore right achilles/shin. Considering I hadn’t run in 3 days I was a bit perplexed but decided to rest it. It has taken a while to start to settle, playing havoc with my emotions!

This last week I have only run 3 times for a total of 40km. Not ideal preparation but I can’t change that fact now.
With 4 weeks to go, I need to step up and have a couple more decent weeks of about 80-90km, with a 25-30km in there somewhere.
Getting the tapering right so that I am fresh on race day is the challenge, as I actually feel better the more I run and usually feel sluggish with rest.
The end is nearing…the countdown is beginning

“To describe the agony of the marathon
to someone who’s never run it is like trying to explain
colour to someone who was born blind”
Jerome Drayton