I've just completed my first race back, running for England out in Bern Switzerland. What was thought to be a flat fast 10mile, turned out to be a little over 10 miles hilly with cobbles and through a forest. It was also very hot! Even with all that I was really glad to be back racing, after only starting full training last week. I'd taken a week off and had a short break abroad to rest and let the calf injury that had put me out of London heal. It was a tough hard race but gives me a mark to show where i am at the moment and what i now have to work on ready for Barcelona. Plenty of hard training ahead, as well as a stint sleeping in an altitude tent for a few weeks, that'll be a new experience. Then a couple of weeks later I'll be joining the team at Font Romeu to do some more altitude work and final preparation for the Barcelona Marathon, and I'm really looking forward to it. |
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