For my 40th birthday a friend gave me a trio of single malt miniatures. I promptly drank the first one and promised myself to save the other 2 for special events.
The next one fell when I finally (after several hard years of studying) got my Open University diploma in computing I had been working on.
The final one is still sitting in my tea/coffee cupboard and has been mocking me since 2009!
This last bottle of liquid heaven had been saved for when I finally manage to secure a GFA place at London. For me that's a 3:15 time.
Back in 2009 I was in great form, I was hitting PB's most races and got a 3:16 time for the last race in the year. Next year I thought - but no, well into winter marathon training I landed awkwardly going down a slope and something pinged in my right foot.
Basically for the next 2 1/2 years this has flared up and down pretty much prevented me from getting proper fit again.
Now in 2013 things started to look up. Endurance is back, speed was getting better but still somewhat off the pace. Winter training has gone great and now my last marathon last week netted a time of 3:17:32 which is my second best time ever.
My next marathon is in 6 weeks and I have a half in between which should help with the speed, so with everything crossed I delve into a period of speed work and endurance maintenance in prep for what I hope is a sub 3:15 and a well earned drink that has been sitting there for the best part of 5 years.
CTP out.
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