Lance Armstrong congratulated me on my furthest run yet, today, in my preparation for this year's London Marathon on April 13th. I took the congratulations in my stride, put my ipod and its Nike+ attachment back in my pocket, then hobbled home. (If you have an Ipod Nike+ you'll know what I mean, if not, Lance Armstrong congratulated me - let's leave it at that). The hobble was supposed to be a 200 metre warm down. But it was definitely a hobble marked by a woman who passed me while talking to her boyfriend. She paused her conversation and in her loudest whisper, after snatching a second glance at me, said: 'He must be mad, him'.
When I got home, my wife looked in horror at me and said that I looked like I'd been crying for the 2 hours+ that I'd been out.
I wasn't feeling great, but good that I'd completed the 3rd longest run I'll be running until the big day itself, until met by these two comments, so thanks Lance for the enthusiasm.
So, that's my first post on my new blog which will mainly be about my runs, tips I find out about running and marathon training in the next few weeks. But until the next run I'm off to put my feet up and knees on ice.
4 comments:
Who is Lance?
I'm very impressed. I can't run - I'm hopless. Brings on my asthema and I have too much to wobble.
I will get round to sponsoring you before you run.
I've added you to my blog list.
To add mine to yours, you need my address http://heathersplace99.blogspot.com/
Log on and go to "customise", then to "page eliments", then "add a page element" then "Link list" then - Oh work it out - you're an intellegent bloke.
(Get back to me if you get stuck :-))
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Come on Jay. You can do it (and other such patronising comments)
I'll add you to my blog roll as well. I need to post some more.
Forget about the ice. it's all about the stretching.
And come on. I want to see your fundraising widget...
I can't help but add that I *do* know who Lance is (in much the same way as I can usually answer one question on 'Question of Sport' as long as its about rugby) - as I have such a penchant for large thighed males - and am looking forwarding to seeing *your* progress... in the training of course! I wouldn't ogle another woman's man's thighs. Honest. No really...
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