Just a quickie, a repeat entry for the Book with the only difference this time being my reason for running it. I had no Marathon to train for, sponsorship to collect or bonus gained from trying a new thing, this was all about crossing the line with the old one. 2 years ago I'd hoped to have done so anyway but had wanted to show an honest account of what time I could achieve. Despite being the fittest I've ever been this year it was all about crossing the line with Dad and helping him beat his old time. Every time we passed a noisy cheering crowd, someone we knew or a band playing I made him jog.
We were both kitted up looking like we knew what we were doing with tech tops, specialist socks and running shoes. Along the way we tallied up everyone of the supporters we knew along the way, I eventually won that 11-8 with the Prospect crew doing me proud. Despite the whinging in how much jogging I was asking him to do I managed to get Dad to beat his old time with 2 hours 44 on the clock, 5 minutes faster than 2 years ago. I also maanged this without anyone swearing at me for walking faster than they were jogging, like before! A big thanks to everyone who clapped us on route and the bands and people with stereo's on, only another jogger can tell you how much it helps. A great day but proof that we'll both be needing to put the hours in if we're going to conquer the 3 peaks in August and, if we're lucky, the big one in London next year. Judging by the state of many of the runners we saw though, and stories of those close to us who have trained and fallen, we'll have to find something that's not going to leave us both crippled whilst doing it. Only 8 hours after the race and I'm already counting the days til the next one. A quiet April in preparation for an epic May. Bring it :)
Rossifer x
