Marathons are terrifying. Everybody knows if you're going to run a Marathon pain is inevitable in order to finish. Never mind running for time if you want to do that like I did then you accept that you will be in pain, you're going to run through it, you're going to force the issue and that when you finish you probably won't be able to stand upright without feeling a twinge or ten ( ten is no understatement).
With 200 metres to go my head my right hamstring locked. I was in trouble.
Read MoreI was struggling to stay steady. I have scared myself a few times in the course of road running. This was different. I was losing control of my balance and my mind was incoherent jumping from vague thought to fuzzy vision
Read MoreDisaster.... Disaster ...... Disaster the words wouldn't stop ringing in my head as I collected my shirt after the race. This was not my best 10 Mile in fact it was officially my second worst 10 Mile Road Race since I began running competitively in 2012.
Read MoreI noticed how excited we both were about this 10k race. We have run a 10k race before, a few times actually, but this was different this was the beginning of a journey. A metaphorical start line to a challenge that would take months and involve 4 races covering a total running distance of 89.3 km ending in an epic marathon. There was a palatable atmosphere about this race, a feeling that this was both one leg of a long journey and a test to see if you were fit enough to continue the journey
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