Sunday was sunny! Was lulled into a false sense of spring and wore short sleeves for the first time. However there is still a cruel easterly wind, and 7C is not really that warm, so was very chilly for some of the run. Note to self: if in doubt, wear your gloves.
Found a lovely part of the River Medway between Teston and Yalding, that I had never been along - very beautiful and good for the soul. However the weather has been dry, as well as cold, of late and the ground was rock hard. That, plus more running on tarmac than usual left my feet aching. I never expected the long runs to give me the same achy feet that I get from spending too long shopping!
The CamelBak(ish) was very useful and I drank a full 1.5 litres of water on the way round. Have been meaning to try out some energy gels, but have been reading mixed reviews of them. In any event, I forgot to buy any, so ended up with some of the kids' Fruit Flakes and nibbled these at 13 and 18 miles. It's hard to say whether they boosted my energy levels noticeably, apart from making me feel warmer, which was great!
Two days later and my toes still feel bruised, but my legs have recovered.
The scary thing is that it's now less than 4 weeks to the marathon, so I will need to start easing off on the long distances soon. It would have been great to have run 23 miles before the marathon, but there's no point doing it all in training and having nothing left for the big day.
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