What kind of saddo keeps his old race numbers …… me, of course. I know it’s risible but I can’t stop myself from keeping them. The point is that races are the bit I enjoy and the training is the penalty I have to pay in order to race. I like a solo run in the country, but lumbering up and down the main road is not a source of joy for me. I guess that’s why I could never be a triathlete (apart from the obvious deficiencies in both swimming and cycling). Triathletes really like training; it’s an end in itself, whereas for me it’s just a pain that has to be got through to get to a race in reasonable nick.
From time to time this week I’ve been fed up with waiting for the marathon to start. I’m ready – let’s do it today! So I thought I’d get my race numbers out and start looking forward to races to come and running them quicker than last time. I felt I was running well last August/September, but I’ve not really run a completely satisfying race since Bradford City Run 10 mile last October. Injury, niggles, bad weather and poor tactics have all contributed to performances less than my best. Trimpell felt good, but for me it was preparation for VLM not really a race. I believe that I can run all races quicker next time than I did last time. I’m not really treating London Marathon as a race in that I won’t ever feel that I’m going quickly; the objective is to finish at the same speed as I start, so no change of pace, no trying to overtake other runners etc.
First up after the marathon is the John Carr 5k series – that’s more my distance. Think I can do better than last year as long as VLM is out of my legs. Not sure how long that will take, but Russ is doing 5ks faster than ever so fingers crossed that I can be on top form at Esholt on 5th May.
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