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Monday, 2 February 2009

Preparing to run a marathon


The weather's getting colder and nastier, demands on my time are getting greater as we near year end, and yet the marathon on 26 April is getting inexorably closer.
My gym subscription is coming to its own.  If the weather is OK (eg Saturday, and last Sunday) I can put in an 8 -10 mile run at a pace faster than I'd expect to run a marathon but steady enough to ensure I have the stamina to just carry on twice the distance again.

Yesterday (Sunday) it was not so nice, so I was able to go to the gym and combine aerobic workouts on rowing machine, climber and cycle with muscle building.
I won't let you down.  I'll be fitter than I was at half my current age, better able to do the distance safely and I think I'm on target to beat 4 hours.

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