The 'Pink Peril' Strides Again!

So finally feeling a lot better now my calf has recovered, am no longer running like Long John Silver and completed a lovely 10 mile run today.

Living in Hammersmith I'm lucky to be able to run along the river (today through Chiswick, Barnes, Putney, Fulham and home again) and made sure I was out early today so I would avoid the terrible jealousy of seeing people enjoying drinks in the sunshine outside my favourite local pubs on the home stretch.

I love living near the river (hopefully the pics below will help show why) and its always an uplifting place to go for a run, even if you dont feel like it! Having said that, there are a few major obstacles growing in number along the banks of the Thames, kids on scooters and small dogs on leads; both of which I think should be banned at least until April 22nd for fears I may break my ankle as a result of a collision - which will of course be my fault!!!

In other news, I have signed up to the Kingston Breakfast Run on April 1st, a 16 mile race from Kingston to Hampton Court and back which appealed to the history geek in me. If my time is bad I got lost in the maze ;-).

I have also been christened 'The Pink Peril' by my mother, due to my fabulous choice of pink neon running gear. As a result I'll be looking for all pink neon running gear for marathon day so i can be easily spotted in the crowd, I only wish it was my colour!

Have a good week

Rach xxx

Just a little message

Just finished my first pain free run in a couple of weeks and had some fantastic support over the last two days. Very excited but a little scared there's only 58 days to go.

Thanks v much :-)

Rach xxx

Snow, Sun & Injuries....!!!

Thanks again for following my marathon blog.

Since my last post I've had a series of up's and downs both good and bad.

Sadly at the end of January I suffered my first sports injury!!! A badly strained calf muscle, as a result of too much running, blisters and too much dancing in heels leaving me unable to walk never mind run for a few days. Anyone who's ever had a setback like this will know how truly depressing this feels, but like the trooper I am I substituted running for cycling and swimming and managed to get myself on the mend in a week.

Then I went skiing. Whist skiing was amazing (blue skies, fresh powder and plenty of red wine) and can be excellent marathon training at altitude, it turns out it can make a poory leg even worse. Having spent a few days following the RICE rule (rest, ice, compression, elevation!) I'm pleased to say I'm back on the road again which is an amazing feeling.

In addition (to all those who work with me) if I haven't said it already in person, thanks so much for supporting our bake sale on the 2nd Feb, rasing a whopping £300 in total for the Outward Bound Trust. Next time there will definitely be more homemade cookies to keep up with consumer demand!!!