Wow! You all really are FABULOUS. Thanks for all your wonderful encouragement.
Life has been so completely mad since I posted that entry that I've only just now checked the blog (11pm Thursday) and am really touched, comforted and inspired by your words.
[BTW has anyone ever worked out shte publish times this thing shows???) Anyway back to the point....
I shall draw upon each of your comments when I hammer out the next 10km. I am, of course, choosing to encapulate alll of Phil's advice in one statement - "go shoe shopping"!
And if nothing else works I shall picture Bruce trying to turn on his Garmin and that will make me laugh for at least one km!
Phil - your "Go to the Physio!" command is very pertinent. I did exactly that this morning. I've been experiencing a (new for me) niggling pain in my left quad for a little over a week. It was very sore after the 25km pace race, particlularly during that woeful 14km on Wednesday. It was back worse than ever when I tried to do a 10km today. I perservered for about 1.5kms until I finally admitted I'm too old and wise to continue running hurt. I literally jumped off the treadmill and dashed into the physio office that's in the same centre as my gym. Tim the Phsyio had no patients and saw me straight away. The good news is I'm allowed to keep running! He thinks it's my hip joint rubbing on a nerve in the hip socket - causing a referred pain in my quad. No amount of stretching that muscle was going to fix it - which had been my approach last week.
So it was only 1.5 km today and a forced rest to come tomorrow as the gym creche is closed for repairs and my husband is in Melbourne. But come Saturday I'm on the road with my list of motivators, including visions of Margaret swimming in her running clothes. In my mind she will be wearing her booooootiful green striders top!
Leonore - I do look forward to your list of motivators. Sounds like it will have to go on the fridge.
Good night, Paula
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Paula,
- Firstly, you should never publish your shopping intentions on a public forum
- Secondly, I'll see you tonight!
Your Husband, Tom.
To all the fab five and friends Hello and I look forward to meeting you in Canberra.
As a graduate of the MTG class of Canberra '05 I can offer this advice - nothing, but nothing feels better than the nerves, giggles and excitment of standing on that starting line. You will have deposited many many kms into the bank and finally it will be time for a withdrawal.
So focus on the marathon - the end game - not the 14km run that you have to do today.
On that note someone on the cool running website has just resurrected a great thread on first marathon advice - I highly recommend it.
Sorry - I don't know how to make it a hyperlink so you'll have to copy it into your address line in explorer.
http://www.coolrunning.com.au/forums/index.php?showtopic=6530
Cheers, Tom.
Thank you so much for Tom's support. Aren't we lucky, we have even the husbands of our Fab Five supporting us - very nice.
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