Being away means one thing... holiday indulgent of anything that isn't healthy!
I am a sucker for ice cream, frozen yogurt and three-course dinners when I am on holiday, and this trip is no exception (as much as I am trying to stay healthy!)
With track competitions lined up for when I get back to London, I have to train whilst I am away to maintain form. This is something that anyone can do whilst they are away though, and fancy working off last night's dinner.
Beach Sprints.
At about the same time I was getting home from a night out, my mum was getting up.
She was reluctantly eating her marathon fuel of porridge when she turned to my dad and told him...
'I can't do this.'
Which is probably the words that the majority of people thought or said at the early hours of the morning, whilst they tried to get ready for what may have been the biggest challenge they have done.
That's normal though. Your body is about to go through 26.2 miles of running, and after all the months of the training, the winter days, the wet weather and having cold fingers after running the 18th mile, the day finally comes when the London Marathon is knocking on your bedroom door.
Luckily this year, there was no rain though!
I had a surprise come through the door the other day.
One of those surprises that you have needed for a little while, but still get excited when it arrives.
