I am not refering to the pints of "Wife Beater" I have been drinking with the "Irish Express" Ray O'Connor but what a "bitch" of a course this is - there's hardly any of it that's flat & it's a real challenge every day - This ain't like doing London every day, this a real marathon.
I felt good & almost injury free & so decided to gun it today & for 5.5 miles I was even ahead of "The Iceman" Steve Edwards (20 minutes in the ice bath today for him - ouch !!) After Steve went by me Ray caught me at half way before finishing in 3.36 a huge negative split & his fastest to date, He's just getting warmed up !!
I stuck to my game plan of walking the 2 or 3 big hills & had my now usual half a bottle of Stella courtesy of Naomi's sister at 22 miles
At 16 miles Allan "Ogee" Rumbles arrived on the course & seeing him gave me a real lift - 30 seconds later it was hailing & did so for about 5 minutes luckily the physios gave me my jacket as it was getting cold quite quickly - musically the ipod selected "I am the walrus" & i was wet enough to be one !!!
I finished the final 6 miles really strongly & managed to dip under 3.45 with a 3.44.07 Adam "Tango" Holland again went sub 3 - his 3rd in 5 days & the only sub 3 TiT ever !!!
Other choices for todays title were a Stones double "Gimmie Shelter" (through the hail !) & Ruby Tuesday or my hometown's finest a bit of Slade with "mama we're all crazee now" (& we certainly are that !!)
Todays champagne moment was seeing Ogee - I'm sure I can treat him to a pint later
Sub 19 hours for 5 marathons in 5 days is very pleasing & still leaves me on course for the sub 40 I want.
finished with some Hawaii 5-0 paddling, The Mick channon windmill before flying home where a cold can of Fosters was positioned on the floor in the middle of the finishing line - instant rehydration
In the words of Bon Jovi "we're half way there - wooooah livin' on a prayer"
Keep on running
5oxy x
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