Amy and I did our long run this morning. The first five miles were really hard - we were on the coast and it was extremely windy. This was not fun!But when we turned around it was great as the wind, obviously was right behind us!
Part of the training is working out what sort of nutrition we need and what to take during the run. This kind of detail could be quite boring but it starts to become really important whether a half a banana taken at five miles helps or hinders! For fluid I am using a mix of orange juice and water with a pinch of salt, a sort of home made isotonic drink. Amy very kindly gave me a running belt for Christmas which stores all of these essentials.
Christine asked in one of the comments whether it was better to run in rain or cold (I think - I haven't figured out how to access the comments whilst putting together a post). Personally I don't mind either. I would be concerned if the Marathon falls on a really hot day, and obviously strong wind can be hampering.
One thing I have been surprised at is the speed with which my body temperature drops following a run. I get cold really quickly and struggle to warm up again. Is this about blood going to muscles? Is anyone out there medically minded and can let me know?
I haven't been at work for a week and will return on Monday - in specialist palliative care, a lot can change in a week and I wonder how the patients and their families have experienced their Christmas's.
This week is the last 10, 7, 6, and 5 mile runs and the long run creeps up to 11 next week. We are hoping to run a half marathon on the 3rd February in preparation so we need to be able to run 13 miles by then. There has to be a balance of not increasing mileage too quickly and yet getting the time spent running increased enough. I have been niggled by a lower back pain but was relieved when I went to a sports physiotherapist to find out that it is not a 'mechanical' fault (!) but more to do with 'core body strength' (or lack of) which I can sort out. Interestingly, this was exactly what our physiotherapist at the Hospice, Kimberley, told me when I first mentioned it to her!
It's the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 this week - any news years resolutions?
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