15 days to go

Ingie and I ran on the common instead of Banstead parkrun

7k 1:05 with a ginormous pain au chocolate break 🤣

Lunch with mum, Katie & Emily 

Ingies for a new to me chair collection

Supper 

Mum had a bath

Went to Tescos when the England match started 

A lovely day but no long bike ride 

Still not sure of shorts or trainers as I did like running in my trail shoes.

Have I done enough cycling? 

I am getting nervous / excited. 

Friday 10th July - Caryl’s in Southampton / 10.5k run

10.5k run 1:33 average pace 8:55/km

I need to decide on my trainers & shorts.

I went out 1st thing so hadn’t really eaten enough - I nibbled on a banana when walking - that really worked as I was able to make the banana more of a gloopy gel. Very happy.

This pace I could chug along at it for hours which is just as well as I will be in just over 2 weeks 🤣

Then collected prescription, tidied flat and then off for a great day

Collected Vik & admired her garden

Collected Caryl from Paul’s M&D’s 

Off to Lemon & Jinja for shopping and lunch 

Off to the Allotment - met Katherine there. Vik watered. 

Drove back to Queensway.

I dropped bag at my flat while Vik & Caryl headed to Padharo to meet Alison

Fabulous meal 5:30-8:30pm

Then I drove up to Ashtead - eta 10:15pm

Kissed mum

Chilled and watched TV 

Great day.

17 days to go - no London marathon

Day started watering the allotment

Found out I didn’t get into the London marathon 2027

Ended the day doing x7 laps at Eastleigh lakeside in my tri suit.

What a day.

The Outlaw swim is such a long way!

I’ll make the cutoff. 

But I need to be quicker than that. Hopefully in my wetsuit I’ll be 1:40 which will give me a good 10-15mins for T1 and still leave me plenty of time for the bike. 

18 days to go

25k cycle to and from Suzanne’s 

12-8pm work 

STC gazebo back in the shed.

It’s all very real 

Will see how the wetsuit is tomorrow but I may have to nip to decathlon for a medium as the large may well just fill up with water and drag me back when swimming. 

19 days to go

Started the day watering the allotment

Ended it smashing the P164 10mile STC TT

I’m feeling great!!!

I’m also feeling confident

However, it is such a long way but I am strong.

I may just do this!!!

20 days to go - rest day

Mum fell in the night so was helping her to get up at 1:30am 

England game didn’t start till 2am

Tired but up at 9am

Chilled morning 

Fish & chips for lunch

Last Lizzie massage. She’s helped me for over 2 years and now we’re done. She’s delighted with how I felt. Very positive about how strong and relaxed my body felt 🎉

Debs then Emi over

Possible new place for mum to move to 

Drove car back to soton 7:15pm, home by 8:30ish

Unpacked, supper, watering.

And now it’s the start of the new work pattern

Mon-Fri finishing at 4pm

This should help with the last couple of weeks of training. 

In 3 weeks I’ll be finished!

Today has been good

90min 6.25k walk with Phil and Honey dog in Norbury Park

Far too stressful watching the cricket so went for a run on the common using the Peacock’s porch as an aid station. 

16.5km 2.5hours. 

Soles of my feet sore

Need my longer short socks 

Sultans are a great running snack 

Loved the run 

9min km’s would be just under 6.5hours 

I’m going to have to have a great cycle leg to make sure I’ve got enough time to run the marathon but still have my time start with a 15 🥰