April 2011

[marathondan]

Thanks Sweder, although I would point out:

- At Connemara you had the small matter of another 13.1 miles to run, so I guess you were taking it a little bit easy.
- I didn't really notice the heat; I think the costume did a good job of shading me. Certainly I felt better during the last hour than I did wearing the gorilla suit.
- My conclusion from how I felt after the last two marathons is that running a slow race in big fancy dress is easier than running a fast race in normal clothes. I'm now wondering whether to just try for a straight PB attack next year - that feels like a bigger challenge than another round of extreme silliness. (Having said that, I've now run three in a row, so my recovery should be better.)

So while I gratefully accept your plaudits I do know deep down (having done two now) that it's not as hard as it looks.