Tom's Blog

tomorrow is the first day of May, that means Comrades is here, waiting for us, ready to teach us lessons we need to learn, showing us what we can be, ready to crush us or carry us along the road from Durban to Pietermaritzburg.  on the 31st May at 05:30 alongside approximately 18,000 runners I will set off from the town hall in Durban on route to PMB. the journey began many, many months ago or even years ago, a thought, a dream,  a comment from a friend about this famous race legendary for both its distance and cutoffs. but before we get there we must qualify...

Should I or should I not keep my scooter. Since I bought it in May 2013 I've done about 250 miles on it. It's doesn't take a lot to run and it's cheap to insure. Let's see how many times this summer I use it then decide. 

Didn't appear after Manchester, haven't appeared following this weekends runs, interesting!

Zen and the Art of Consciousness A to Z A to Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-stahl/love-yourself_b_7003690.html?utm_hp_ref=moments-not-milestones

went out the door at 18:00, ran around Newport then back home for more water and gels, when out and did another 6 miles and called it a night, short on the miles but long on the smiles, so its a win in my book.

Today's run is slated as a 28 miler!  The challenge is finding a suitable route, where I can refill water bottles along route, I don't want to repeat the cardiff run I did yesterday, the Taff trail and Brecon Monmouthshire canal don't really have places I can get water on route so I'm currently thinking about some loops around home this not only give me opportunity to refill but adds the extra head work of running loops. Let's see what happens.  

I ran to cardiff yesterday from home. The distance was a little over 15 miles, a quick wet wipe wash in John Lewis and a change of clothes and I was off to the millenium stadium to watch the rugby. I really enjoy running to a destination rather than an out and back. 

well it looks like about 84 races from 5k, 6K, 5M, 10K, 10M, half and full marathon, 50K, 50M, Comrades, 24hour races, 100M race an d MdS, that's 28 Marathons and 17 Ultra marathons to date. ·       Races 2008 o    George Washington Parkway   5K o    Virginia Beach Half marathon o    Philadelphia Distance Run 1/2 Marathon o    Army Ten Miler Washington DC o    Royal Parks Half marathon London o    Marine Corp Marathon Washington DC o    Santa Run 6K Battersea Park London o    Jingle Bells Run 10K Washington DC ·       Races 2009 o    2009 WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon o    2009 Cherry Blossom 10 miler o    2009 Shamrock Marathon Virginia Beach o    2009 Parc Bryn Bach 10K  o    2009   London Marathon o    2009 San Francisco Marathon  o ...

Last night I ran through 7000 miles, this has consisted of 28 marathons and 17 ultras to date, I'm not sure of the total number of races, I check my race record. 

So I went and I ran.  my earlier plans to run sub 4 got derailed earlier in the year, but this was still a good run a great confidence booster on route to Comrades. Finished 4:45.59 my fastest marathon for a while.  Meat for dinner the night before. 2 boiled eggs and a piece of bacon for breakfast 1.5 to 2 hours before race, half a banana about 30 mins before the gun.  The route was farliy interesting, quite a few out and backs it seemed but some great course support.