Quote: SaintsFan "My hips and ankles are killing me, and that's after a nice, long soak! (No idea what I'll feel like tomorrow - dreading it!) I also feel very tired.
I didn't do much training, no, but not out of choice. I registered for the run back in early January. I was unemployed at the time, couldn't afford to join a gym (thinking of the treadmill) so used North Road as my gym (it's close to where I live). However, I then fell ill with that awful virus which makes you cough a lot and leaves you out of breath. It took five weeks to clear and so I only got back to training two weeks ago.
I was aiming to walk/jog but in the end I jogged most of it, walking uphill only. I managed it in just over an hour, which I was totally stunned at as I haven't run anything more than my bath since primary school!
But my sole aim was to raise quids for my charity of choice, which I did (175 of them). Although probably the most painful thing I have ever done, I'd recommend it to anyone as the sense of community is tremendous and knowing it's for charity gave me the focus I needed to get through, especially the final 1km which I spent feeling pretty ill.'"
I had visions of you and Pete doing it like a three legged race, bitching and moaning all the way round, but generally loving eachother!
