My Marathon Challenge

I'm challenging myself to run 26.2 miles at the 2012 Brighton Marathon. I've never run a marathon before so this is going to be a diary of my progress, GOOD and BAD over the next few months

I love running

I love running
Me at the Great South Run

Monday, 9 January 2012

Really need to start planning my drinking around running

So I have had a pretty rubbish week and actually glad I've had running to take my mind away from reality.

These are my times from this week:

03/01  -  4.73miles 41.16 mins 8:43m/m Loop of Pef
04/01 - Interval training with Liss Runners
05/01 - 5.01 miles 42.36 min 8:29 m/m Loop of Pef
07/01 - 3.59 miles  30.25 mins 8:29 m/m Heath - slightly hungover
08/01 - 11.09 miles 1:37:04 8:45 m/m - Ramsdean - Steep loop. Actually really nice route and I saw a field of Alpacas. BUT, OH MY GOD THIS WAS THE MOST HUNGOVER RUN EVER.

The main lesson I've learnt from this week is I need to start strategically planning my nights out and drinking so I don't go out and get WASTED and then do a long run because it is PAINFUL! I might have to start either changing my long run day to a Saturday as I think I'm more likely to have a quieter Friday night than Saturday night. Oh god who would have thought that so far my main challenge of marathon training has been planning when I can have a couple of wines.

Well here's to hopefully having a more sober week and cheers to not even trying to give up drinking in January.

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