This bib coming through the post this week makes it official. Sunday (tomorrow!) is my first half marathon in over two years.
I don’t know if climbing ladders is good preparation for a race, but that is what I was doing all day yesterday. And although I knocked my knees a couple of times coming down ( oh my goodness, why does that hurt so much!), no lasting injuries were sustained. I’m building a wooden gazebo in the back garden, with the very kind (and honestly I couldn’t do it without him) help of my mate Gary. So far we have spent two and half days in total. But getting the days back to back has been problematic over the summer with both of us busy at different times. It is coming together as you can see, and I think one more day will sort this bad boy out and we have ourselves a nice, if somewhat airy, room on the outside.
At least I did something physical as I’ve barely run all this week or last. It makes me a little nervous as I find that doing a gentle 5k or so a day or two before the race ‘wakes’ (technical term) my legs up.
It is what it is though. I could have gone this morning but I still need to pack and do a quick tidy up before we get going, and, of course, knock out a quick pre-run blog. This doesn’t count though, as we always try and have a couple of cups of tea in bed and have a bit of reading time, so I’m focused on this for a concentrated hour.
I am looking forward to the big day though, even though the butterflies are setting in already. The course is apparently very scenic as we will run along the estuary. I have to think of it as a nice day out and not worry about the time. I have reconciled myself to the fact that I’ll take about 2 and a half hours but at least I’ll be well ahead of the sweeper bus, that will pick up people taking longer that 3 hours 15.
Plus Anne and I will have a lovely weekend in Edinburgh. We’ll be meeting up with family and have tickets to explore Holyrood Palace, erstwhile residence of Mary Queen of Scots, amongst other Scottish royals.
So, there is fun to be had this weekend. I will do okay on the day, and it can be my new baseline from which hopefully I will improve. Watch this space!
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Good luck!!!
Thank you!
Way to Go, Rita! Love your gazebo. I hope you have a fun and relaxing run. Nothing like having a race to look forward to after running for months on end. Your weekend plans with Anne sound wonderful.
Yes, the weekend itself is great and there is definitely plenty of sunshine on Leith (area where we’re staying) this evening. I just need to remember that I’m running tomorrow and don’t drink too much tonight. Hard when the bars are spilling onto the pavements in the sun! I will enjoy it once I get running!
I’m sure you will be grand Rita on the day of the run. As for the gazebo it is looking brilliant indeed. Have a great time with Anne checking out the sites and past royals of Edinburgh.
Cheers Gail! Fingers crossed I get to the end!