It was only 3 miles, but I thought I would see how I got on. I was fine actually, the legs felt a little stiff at first but were much better towards the end. My HR was a bit high, and got higher throughout the run. I feel like I could have gone further if my HR had been better, although I was determined to only do 3 miles today. I would hate to come this far and then overdo it.
I saw a few photos of the marathon today and felt a little upset when I saw the last 2 with my head down. I immediately was taken back to that moment when I had to fight to keep running and had a few walk breaks just to get me to the end. I was so miserable at that point, because I felt like my training had all been a waste of time. Although I'm really happy that Graemes' knee was great on the day, I can't help thinking that I must be a really terrible runner that I could hardly keep up when I'd done so much and he'd done so little. That must sound like sour grapes.... it's really not, it's more a slight against my own abilities.
Graeme told me today that if he gets another job and we don't have to watch every penny, he intends to do Windermere Marathon too. The statement only surprised me for a split second. No doubt he will do nothing from now until then, and then totally trounce the course!
I ordered some new cream today. It's called Prosport and I ordered the factor 35. If it's good enough for the Hawaiian Ironman, I'm sure it will be good enough for me!
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