2009 - Autumn

[El Gordo]

EG poses the question, "What is a race"? It's a form of madness, but some people win.

Question for EG: What is an "A&E Department"?

Lovely post EG - rarely has such a "bad"* run been put so eloquently.






*Your term, EG. Frankly I think you did bloody well given the circumstances. Any successfully completed 10km is a good run, really.

Thanks -- and I'm absolutely not beating myself up about it. When I winched myself off the sofa 4 weeks ago, Brighton was my first planned race, and I still think that's about the right target for me given my weight and poor condition. SP then suggested the Crawley race, and I thought, well, why not? I'm glad I did it, and it was a lovely location (and nice to see SP and Claire), but just annoyingly tough for a first race. I've struggled to run 5 miles so far, so a tough 6 miles wasn't going to be easy for me. Without wanting to sound complacent, I need to just keep chipping away at the weight, and I do think these problems will get smaller. I sound like a stuck record, but weight is key. I've lost 13 pounds so far, which is good, but the same amount again will transform these performances -- just wait and see.

A & E = Accident and Emergency -- the hospital department you go to when you need unscheduled treatment after an accident.