Reasonable nights’ kip considering pent up excitement. Suggest to Liz that we pop in and do parkrun before catching the train, but she’s not having it. Get the kids up, showered and in the car and away we go. Inevitable delays with the train on the way down and George and I are strapped for time to get to Upton Park for kick off. Dump the bags on Liz and Harry at Kings Cross and hurry across town.
Haven’t even got to the ground before the estuary accent is grating – should have packed the ipod. Comedy defending by both teams – would have fancied our division three boys from Oldham to score a couple against either defence. West Ham seemed to be nine drones, a jittery keeper and Parker. All the Wigan players looked good coming forward, but as soon as they lost the ball half of them couldn’t be arsed to do any defending and the other half went into panic mode. Treated to a typical Titus Bramble display with a mixture of sublime confidence on the ball and the occasional lapse into pub player territory.
Back across town to meet Judith & Gerry and Liz & Harry at the Cittie of Yorke pub in Holborn. Did a bit of carb loading with a veg risotto whilst Liz & Gerry did detailed planning of where they’d be on the marathon route. Dropped off kids at the hotel and then a leisurely stroll around Hyde Park as the sun went down.
Weight 70.2 kg
Total Mileage 22 miles
Long Run 10 miles
Long Run Pace 8:06
Days without alcohol 68
Haven’t put any weight back on during taper. Maybe I’ve not got enough carbs into the system. I’ve made a determined effort in the last week to eat more rice and potatoes, but maybe not enough. Would have been nice to dip below 11 stone for the first time since illness induced weight loss in 1996, maybe next week?
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