The negatives
I'd love to have a training buddy, friend that I could run/walk with. Almost everyone at the Ultra was in a pair or a group. Siblings , friends or work buddies doing the challenge together. There were lots of people on their own though and leading onto the positives ...
The positives
... I teamed up with 2 guys and ran 10km with them and the last 5km I found a woman who was struggling and asked her if she wanted someone to walk with as in 'please walk with me, I don't think I'll manage on my own'
I'm surprised at how quickly I recovered from the 50km walk/run on the weekend. I struggled to get up the stairs on Saturday and back down again on the Sunday, but by Monday I wasn't in any discomfort at all.
I'm starting a weekly moan:
Parking charges in town do my head in. 50p for an hour unless you arrive after 4pm and then it's a flat rate of £2.
Saturday 12th September The Thames Path Ultra Challenge. I was out on my feet from 6.30am till 7.20pm and we got home at 10pm. I wouldn't have got through the day without my one man support crew, Peter. 50km ticked off, next up. The London Marathon. Listened to the Derby v Birmingham game on my phone, won 2-1. Met up with another woman to walk the last 5km with, we both needed it. There were several times when I wanted to pack it all in.
Sunday 13 September Most of the day spent in bed, hips not working, stairs done sideways. TV watched, snack eaten and slept most of the day. Around 3.30pm I decided I needed to get up. I picked some tomatoes, a cucumber and some peppers, managed the stairs properly, into town for a bit of shopping and a coffee. Home to do some baking and make courgette soup and lunches for the week.
Monday 14 Work was manic, all day on the phone and e-mailing and filing and most of it spent sitting down and didn't I feel it. Unexpected staff meeting as I hadn't written it in my private diary. I met Peter for a coffee and we ordered granddaughters birthday present online which now involves a trip to Bristol for him to collect it on Wednesday as I'd left it too late to get it locally. We binged watched Ludvig.
Tuesday 15 A full day of cover with maths, it went really well, but my head was pounding and I hadn't slept well the night before. I met a former student from my previous school for a coffee, sent a parcel to my son's girlfriend in Australia for her birthday. Postal costs have almost doubled in the past 6 years. Home for dinner, bath, some work related things, scheduled blog posts, bath and in bed by 9pm.
Wednesday 16 Peter went to visit his mum for the day and collected granddaughters present. I got home from work, had dinner, got changed and did a bit of shopping, bumped into last years, year 11 student for a catch up about college, had a coffee and a video call with granddaughter then to the gym for stretch and mobilise. I'll be back running tomorrow. Home for a bath and straight to bed by 8.30pm. Camel pack washed and in freezer for storage.
Thursday 17 Started the morning cleaning the bathroom followed by a long day in work with a study session for parents after school till 6pm. I caught up with all my paperwork and filing and popped out for a coffee and sat in the van wrapping up gifts between the end of school and the start of the session. Home via Morrisons to pick up some birthday tea treats for tomorrow and home to put together a birthday tea (sandwiches will be made tomorrow). I had dinner and did the washing up whilst watching the soaps and had a bath and was in bed by 9.30pm.
Friday 18 Granddaughters 7th birthday and Peter picked me up after work and we drove down to see her as I'd missed her party the previous weekend due to running the ultra. We had flamingo and cat shaped sandwiches, her choice was tomato ketchup, her brother jam. I had cheese on gf toast and the adults had pizza. Video call with the other grandchildren. We got home at 10pm.
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The Thames Path Challenge 50k Ultra
