Climbing the walls

OK, this is driving me spare. While the Achilles tendon seems to be getting better - no more burning pains at the back of my left leg - it's a slow process. And it's been three weeks since I last went for a run. So I'm lagging behind on the miles to clock up, time is running out ahead of New York and I feel like all that early work is slipping away from me. Argh. To put it mildly...

But. Here's the good news. The ultrasound with Kevan's been helping a lot. And tomorrow I'm talking again to Rachel about how to restart the training programme. It's now going to be focused, I feel, on a get-me-round version rather than a relatively respectable time. But we - I - am going to get there all the same.

And the 500 mile challenge? Still holds. Definitely still holds. But the New York 26 miles won't be the last 26, they'll be somewhere in the middle. So 500 miles to go before 40 still holds. And I'll be keeping this going too.

Who knows, I may end up completing the 500 miles at the Luton marathon in early December. From never having done a marathon to doing two before 40 - might not be such a bad thing. Heh.

Tony

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