Another day, another run! We are both trying to up the distance now and get used to that feeling of continuous running over a very, very long way! Karl had great success today and went on an initial 41/2 mile run (with little Roly who has recovered from his injured paw!) followed by a 10 mile run with his friend, Elaine. He did really well and as you can see from the photo below looks remarkably fresh faced as opposed to me who is slightly more red-faced and tired!
I managed what I thought was a 9 mile run although I have just discovered that my iPod nano Nike+ app may be slightly generous on the distance as after mapping my run I think it was more like just over 8 miles. Nooo! It's disappointing to find out it's not as far as I thought but still, not too shabby. I have however made a conclusion that running is hard... very hard! I'm looking forward to when it starts to feel a bit easier to run such a long way.
You can see from the Nike+ graph below that I started out pretty well but as the run went on I started to flag. It just highlights the need for regular training and the fact that I am terrible at running up hill!
We are both feeling pretty positive about the marathon as we have been running regularly and eating pretty well (and cutting down on wine) so the key to success will be keeping it up! I really like the words below (which I found on Pinterest) as a little reminder about the importance of training.
We are really looking forward to the charity Burn's night we are hosting next weekend. Fingers crossed it will bring us closer to our fundraising target.
Thank you once again to everyone who has donated! Your help and support are hugely motivating to us and the money you have donated will go a long way in making a difference to those who are coming to the end of their lives, thank you.
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