We’re into serious countdown territory now, with only nine sleeps to go until race day...although I suspect it will be more like eight sleeps for me, considering how little I am expecting to get on that last night. Thankfully though, research suggests that one night of bad sleep before an event isn’t to worry about and it shouldn’t affect my performance... I hope not!
I’m struggling a bit with the taper at the moment, as I have seriously cut back on the miles and so am finding myself getting a bit twitchy to say the least! I really didn’t enjoy it at running club on Wednesday evening when everyone was setting off in the warm evening sunshine to do a 10-11 mile run around Hampstead Heath (which is fabulous in the evening!), and I had to content myself with a short 4 miles around Hyde park and Kensington Gardens. I even struggled to keep my pace slow enough over such a wee run. I suspect I won’t be saying the same thing in two weeks time, however.
In the past week, I’ve tried to vary things a bit from my usual routine to try and make the taper a bit more interesting. On Easter Saturday, I joined in the Serpentine run, which was a first for me! They do things a little bit differently on a Saturday morning, with an enjoyable social mile to warm up followed by a very bizarre experience...
Picture this: a large group of runners (of varying shapes, sizes, ages, nationalities) on the very public Speakers Corner in Hyde Park stomping up and down behind a man in an orange high-viz vest doing various walks, skips, kicks and arm flailing...it was incredibly Monty Python and reminded me of the Ministry of Silly Walks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w ). I think the tourist buses enjoyed the spectacle more than I did, that’s for sure!
I also treated myself to a sports massage yesterday evening... something that I think was long overdue, and that I could have done with a few more of in the previous weeks. Hindsight is a wonderful thing! Needless to say, there were a few sore spots found and a few yelps were emitted from me, but I think it was definitely very beneficial, even more so if I persevere with the foam roller at home on my ITB and outer quad (which I have been neglecting because of how much it HURTS).
Once again, our focus turns to our fundraising. I have finally made it to the half-way point, which a few weeks ago seemed like a distant and unlikely achievement, so I am pleased with that! In fact, as you can see from the right (at the point in writing), I have just shy of £900 still to go, which is a lot, and to be honest I’m not quite sure where I am going to find it...if any of you have a few pennies (or cents, we don’t discriminate currencies here!) gathering dust, please do click on the link and donate what you can to a really worthwhile cause.
I really do appreciate your support, and the Multiple Sclerosis Society absolutely can’t do without the funds raised from an event like this.
Amy:
I still have a bit to go but I haven’t really done a big push yet. I’m nearing about £700 at the moment but have a few things in the pipeline which should hopefully increase the income. Get sponsoring readers! And a huge thank you for all the support from those who have sponsored already.
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