Up until Sunday I had begun to believe I was getting the hang of this training malarkey. I had been substituting week night walks with 5 mile runs and planning long walks in the New Forest on Sundays. Unfortunately, it all went downhill when I saw the weather report on Friday afternoon last week.
Predicted showers for Sunday got me wondering if walking from Southampton to Winchester in my wellies was really such a good idea. By Saturday afternoon I had decided that a 15mile walk was not in my best interests given that I would be walking 27 miles the following Sunday. I'm sure that these marathon runners have a break the week before the big one. By Saturday evening I had decided on a short walk in the rain to keep the muscles loose of around 4 miles. By Sunday at 3pm, the sun was shining, there wasn't even a hint of rain and I still hadn't left the house! Not only that, my laziness extended to actually choosing to sit bored in front of the Man Utd v Chelsea game rather than going out for a walk! I should point out that I am not the slightest bit interested in football!
I'm starting to wonder whether this 27 mile "training" walk across the Isle of Wight on Sunday is really such a good idea!
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