True Grit

Well the motivation has taken a dip in the last fortnight and both Jess and myself have struggled over the last two weeks to get up for our runs. Jess has been suffering from stitch and I have been battling to focus and meet my goals for even the shorter sessions. However, despite all this we managed to knock out a 15 mile run around Hyde Park and while we were both drained by the end of it, we're hoping that it'll be the end of our poor form. Not only have we been struggling to put in good feeling runs, we have suddenly been confronted with the amount of sacrifice that we have had to make in order to be ready for the VLM. Jess has stopped smoking (and doing well with that) and we have both refrained from drinking alcohol. Now this is all well and good, but it means that socialising and going to pubs for a couple of drinks at the end of the week becomes a completely different experience - one that is not as enjoyable as it once was. Both of us are starting to find this hard, Jess probably more so, but we just need to knuckle down and consider the relatively short amount of time we have left on this punishing routine. On the flip-side, we are undoubtedly more healthy and fitter than we have ever been, so, swings and round-a-bouts... Finally, I'm loving the weekly podcast 'Marathon Talk' by Martin Yelling and Tom Williams. It's making the tough weeks easier and helping to inform me along the way - would recommend. B (http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/BenSandison) J (http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/JessAsz)