Ready to fire up the blog again after a couple of weeks away. I ran 17 miles in rainy, blustery London (definitely not the Day Pond Loop!). I'm here on business but had a free day today. Incredibly, I literally ran into the World Ironman Championships that started at 1:30pm this afternoon in Hyde Park. As the pictures show, Chase was with me all the way.
I had to stop many times for mobs of people at the event, in Westminster and at the Tower of London, and also to stop and look at maps as I meandered around the city. I felt much better than I expected, given minimal training over the last two weeks. The first week of Sept. I was struggling with a bug of some sort. I didn't have any cold symptoms but felt incredibly fatigued. I had taken many runs on which I started off tired but snapped to after a mile or so, but during this period I struggled through a 5 mile run which felt like 25.
I took a few days off and started to feel better last week. I got a decent 7.4 mile run in last Th, but couldn't get out either Fri of Sat mainly due to prep for the London trip. But today was a treat, even with the weather. I will definitely need to get an uninterrupted 20 miler in when I get back to see if I'm anywhere near ready for the big race. I think today's run tells me I can go deep into the marathon at least at a very easy pace, though I hope I won't be stopping and starting as much in New York!
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| Fish & Chips - English traditional fare but a tough pre-run meal! |
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| Starting off at the hotel |
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| Chase & me at Big Ben |
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| Palace of Westminster |
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Funny, haven't run into the World Ironman Championships
on the Day Pond Loop! |
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| Swimming venue |
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| Ironmen in the bike phase |
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| Chase & Me at the Tower Bridge |
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| Tower Bridge at 14.5 mile mark |
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