I've really enjoyed spectating at Olympic events and especially last Wednesday, a full day off just for London 2012 starting with Hockey in Riverbank Arena, spending a good part of the rest of the day lying on the grass watching the big screens, feeling the BMX cycling nearby and finishing off with watching USA play against AUS in Basketball Quarter Finals. Still yet to fix up my pics but a screenshot of our time on TV at the badminton finals (me to the left in the red top)
Training has not been too bad this week, though still under 30 miles total. Due to a few appointments from lunchtime and a relatively late start (8:30am) - I've done my first 3-hour run (17miles) to a new diversion on the Thames path near weybridge and back.
Had the company of the usual ducks, dogs but had a chicken joining me out of a gate for a short while in shepparton!
I worried about its safety luckily no car ran over it. Chicken decide to turn back home after 50metres? Hope it manage to find its way back okay.
Need to retune my iPhone holder as Voice control kept on coming on and messing my music. Also my nutrition needs to be fine tuned as our ginsting gels are running out!
Glad to spend rest of weekend putting feet up and watching another Mo-ment in the 5000m the marathon start and finish. I now use his 10,000m final 6 laps as an imagery for winning the race in the final moments. Sure enough, this has worked when I overtook a guy who was right ahead of me in my morning run, on my last mile home.
7ish weeks to go til Brussels Marathon. I've booked our flights and hotel, and checked the course map and nutrition stops. Reviews say its not a PB race. Scenic but undulating. Hmmm.
Only 'consolation' is 2 hilly long runs coming up that might prepare me for this.
And then there's Palace to Palace bike ride. Training guide came out - saying 30 miles on the bike weekly.
How will I ever find the time? I'm not full timers like this lot...
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