TIME IS UP!

Its the start of week 17 of what is supposed to be my marathon training period, but hey-ho I am still injured so still no running for me at the moment!

And to add insult to injury I am back to school tomorrow! Yikes!  Where did the last 6 weeks disappear to?  I don't feel like I have had the Summer off!


With only 7 weeks to go until the Yorkshire Marathon my longest run this year is 13.1 miles! Where on earth am I going find the extra 13.1 miles on the day?!  This time last year in my marathon training I was up to 20 miles! 

There is nothing I can do about it until my leg is healed - and even then I will have to take it nice and slow or I will be back to square one!

So on my last day of freedom I decided to go swimming! It was a nice suprise to arrive at the local pool at 11 O clock to be told there was a £1 swim special on.  Part of me wanted to jump up and punch the air and shout "yes!" whilst another part of me imagined the pool swimming with swimmers!! 

However, I needn't of fretted!  Once I got in the pool there was only 5 others in so I got a lane all to myself!  I swam 60 lengths front crawl without any pain or discomfort in my leg so things are looking up! 

I wonder ... can I run a marathon off the back of swimming?

Anyhow, with feeling fairly stressed about setting foot back in the classroom tomorrow after more than 6 weeks away I decided it might be a good idea to go to Yoga to stretch and relax!

So at 6pm I hotfooted it to my local class, and boy did I stretch! I came out feeling like I had grown several inches!  It made me realise just have inflexible I have become even though I have been doing Pilates! I think I will need to add more Yoga to the schedule!

Tonight I got my confirmation e-mail through from the the English Half Marathon in Warrington confirming my 2013 place has been deferred until 2014.  This has upset me even though I know its the right thing to do - just feel disappointed and that I have let myself down!  

2014 could be a busy year - I now have 3 Half Marathons already!

Only 12 days until the Great North Run - whether I run, walk, crawl or cry - I WILL be doing it and I WILL be finishing!