With less than 8 weeks to go hardened marathoners are regularly running 20+ miles and doing hills and speed sessions. Me? I'm still in denial mode - "No, legs, we're not doing anything as extreme as a marathon. It's just another little 6 miler, with a stop for a bit of Lucozade and then a jog around the Roman Villa (6m) then we'll go back to the car (3m). No worries". Then next week I'll con them again.
But the stakes are getting higher - you lovely people have sponsored me to the tune of nearly £40 per mile (http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-web/fundraiser/showFundraiserProfilePage.action?userUrl=AnneCrowter) so far - and I have to get to that start line injury free AND trained. So hill sessions are out - no hills on the course (http://lrn.london-marathon.com/static/pdfs/coursemap_2011_DS.pdf) and speed work hurts (I'm a wimp).
Next milestone is the Silverstone Half Marathon on March 11 where we all pretend to be Ferraris and then a workshop on Nutrition and Tapering on March 13.
