All entries for Saturday 14 January 2006

Marathon Update

Bloody hell that was difficult! I've just finished an EIGHT MILE run, my longest so far in my marathon training schedule. It took me just over an HOUR AND A HALF, including two "breather periods" when I walked for a minute or two before running again. Eight miles is just under a third of race distance, so there's a long long way to go still.

Currently my legs hurt. My lungs are also not loving it at this stage. Got some speed sessions planned for next week, hopefully that'll mix things up a bit, before another long run next weekend. I think it's just a case of recovering quickly so that I'm ready to go again for the next run. I'm kind of banking on my recovery time improving as I train more.

Thanks to all the following people who have agreed to sponsor me so far. It's a good start towards meeting my fundraising target, but as always the more the better:

• Monica Chawla
• Rishi Patel
• Sarah Lickorish
• Rajdeep Kandola
• Lucinda Neal
• Sean Wheeler
• Eleanor Martindale
• Kavita Masi (sorry – can't remember your surname)
• Sunil Chhita
• Seema Sangar
• Harpreet Kang
• Nitin Sood

And while I'm thanking people, thanks also to my Mum for cooking the chicken which I eat after every run. Yum! ;)

Amit Sood : 14 Jan 2006 14:07 |  Comments (0) |  Close comments |  Report a problem