Pants 😩

Training has been going so well until now and this is now the second ditched long run in a row 😔Proper annoyed that for the second weekend running I haven’t completed my long run distance 😠

Last weekend it was too hot and I got it all wrong – pace, hydration, fuelling and stopped just over a mile short of my 16 mile target.

This weekend I thought I had all bases covered for my 18 miler with hydration bag (once I had worked out how to use it – sucking with all your might on the tube won’t make the water come out if you haven’t pulled the nozzle first 😂), tailwind instead of SIS (just as gipping 🤢), eating before going out, new route…until my right thigh started hurting about 8 miles in 😖. Started walking at 9 miles and aborted the whole thing at 11 miles. 😩

Thank goodness for the voice of reason from the lovely Rose who accompanied me today. I would have been a much lonelier goat without her company! A big shout out to Richard too for coming to pick us up! 👍🏻

Now I am home (and yes I did cry out of sheer frustration) and the whole house stinks of deep heat, I really need some advice from experienced marathon runners (and anyone who wants to put in their two penny’s worth)…

Do I:

a) Knock my midweek runs on the head next week to rest and go for 18 miles next weekend (knowing this is my last long run before tapering so if I don’t make it, I’m a bit stuffed.)

b) chalk this one up as my 8 mile midweek run. Knock the 5 miler on the head and have another go at 18 miles midweek – knowing I still have a second one to do again at the weekend before tapering.

c) rest until tues then do my 5 – 8 – 5 mile runs as normal and eat into my tapering weeks to get both 18 milers in before the marathon on 20th Oct?

All advice gratefully received from a rather frustrated 🐐!

Perhaps I won’t make this marathon after all…😢