Another crazy idea...

April 13 2008... Not long until I am going to be pounding the streets of London in my second attempt at the London marathon. Two years ago I ran (well jogged slowly)as a penguin to raise funds for Children with Leukaemia. I remember it as being 'fun' - amazing at my ability to block out bad and painful memories! This time, I am running for what I believe is the greatest threat facing the world as we know it - climate change. In undertaking this personal challenge, I want to raise awareness of the issues and throw out a challenge to everyone who reads this blog to make small changes in their lives. Afterall, many small changes can make a huge difference.
So here's how it works - last time I was pestering you for money. This time instead of money I want you to pledge to make small changes and list these under the comments sections to give other people ideas. Parents - get your kids involved. Kids - get your parents involved! 60 days of training and a lifetime of change starts tomorrow. Ready, steady, go!

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

One week to go...

With just under one week until race day, the running training is all but over. The focus has shifted to carb-loading and resting the legs. Last week was scheduled to be 20 miles (32km). However, when the sun came out (which is quite a rare occurrence in this part of the world) I found it hard to resist putting on the trainers and heading out for a run. My week went something like this:
Monday - 5.3 miles to Coton (8.5km) to loosen the legs after orienteering
Tuesday - 6.25 miles to Granchester (10km)
Wednesday - took advantage of the warm weather to go sculling + jog to and from the boathouse 2.5 miles (4km)
Thursday - more sunshine so we hit the river for another sculling session.
Friday - 6.25 miles to Granchester again (10km)
Saturday - a pre-breakfast 8.8 mile (14km) run along the river.
In total 29 miles (46.5 km) - I will definitely have to work on my tapering next week!

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