The day after the Great North Run 2012 and I’m still felling a bit dishevelled. Tiredness is setting in from my restless sleep both pre and post run, and I have very unsightly chaffing on my thighs.
Well it’s nearly here, and there’s only one word to encapsulate how I’m feeling...YIKES! I’ve driven over the Tyne Bridge with its Bupa Great North Run banner; I’ve been keeping up-to-date with the Great North Run’s facebook statuses telling me how close it is, and again all I’m feeling is...YIKES! However, I don’t actually feel as agitated about the GNR as I did about a month ago, I almost feel like I’m losing motivation at the final hurdle, only the thought of reaching my sub 2hr goal is spurring me on and the thought of finally achieving that goal after 3 months of training. Week 10 of GNR training got off to a slow start, resting on both Monday and Tuesday due to pure exhaustion. On Wednesday I went for a steady 6 mile run from Newburn through to Wylam and back to Newburn, which was a nice evening and the running felt quite relaxed. However, everything was turned on its head on Thursday when I got in from work with a swollen leg. Having absolutely no idea why it was swollen, I put on my running clothes only to realise it was too painful to run. Instead, I put ice on my leg and rested it on cushions, hoping it would be better the following day, but also annoyed I’d missed a day of training, after already missing a day on Tuesday. |
Erin ShawErin has been running for almost 2 years and since her first Newcastle Parkrun experience she has never looked back. A regular competitor and volunteer at the Gateshead Parkrun she is hoping to beat her GNR time from last year. Archives
September 2012
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