race day

well i made  it round the streets of london there has been some high's and low's
but did i get my sub 4 hr time no not this time this was down to many things
having a injury for a good part of my trainning did not help and on the day
and as  it is with london for  me it was a hot day
but any was hears a run down off the day
5.30 am up and ready
6.00 am off to cach the bus with the best club in the land sandhurst joggers
6.30 am we set off to london
9.15 am hand my kit bag in as set off to the start
9.45 am we are off it only takes me 4.1/2 mins to cross the line must not go off to fast
mil 1 thro 8 mins 58 sec bang on. it looks like i am in the wrong race there are runners sprinting past me !
is this a sprint race !
moving on my split time's are gd we get to mil 10 the sun is up now i am starting to over heat so i slow the pace down a bit by mill 11/12 have had to walk for a min to drink some water back to it
going over tower bridge all ways get the hair on the back of neck to stand up  we had a cooling wind off the river that helped cool me down a bit
 mil 15 still holding it all together is dick and jo as i pass them it look's like my sub 4 time has gone
its getting very hot now for me its hang in time now pass 18 mils the heat has got me thats it race over lets just get to the end mill 21 i am thing off pulling out legs are ok i have sun stroke but i keep going have a 2nd wind
and dig very deep and start to sort off run/walk
i make it to the line in 4hr 44 min seeing all the sandhurst joogers and the end sets me off i did it
and for some off you that know yes i did the bolt at the end and one can do over 100 mts try over 26.2 mils !!!
then it was home then off for a curry and a beer !


keep on running

james c

ps
i do have a new mad race planed  will tell all soon ?