Ahhh lie in tomorrow...25.11km

SIX WEEKS TO GO

Let me write in purple - purple is the colour of victory! Started at the gym at around 6.20pm, staggered out of the Power Zone at 10.35pm. First 3 hours fantastic, last hour going great guns until 15 mins before the end (5km) and left ankle packed up and had to walk - still making progress, this is 8km further than before. Will consider going to visit physio to scaffold it up...

Today Smash Hits was on. Was ok until Rick Astley came on...ew....thought where's that Usher and Will Smith (although did see his new vid twice - but it's got a very strong beat so I get drawn into slapping thighs...)

Ok so picture this. At around 2.5 hour point, in comes some bloke to use a treadmill - there are TWELVE treadmills in there and 2 are being used. He could have chosen the EIGHT that weren't near me but what does he do...he plonks himself right next to me and farts around for 21 minutes running at 16 then hanging on for dear life on the bars at 12.6, then 6.0...up and down up and down.....F***K I thought, you're ruining my concentration! AAAAARGH. Was so happy he left - you know how noisy the treadmill is when you put it to the max speed....

Well, the legs could have gone further, but the ankle is not so good. Will need to massage, ice, flex and dose up with ibuprofen...only 4 more long runs to go....

Here are the running geek details

1st 60 mins - 6.23k 2 mins at 5.3, 2 mins at 7.5
loo break
2nd 60 mins - 6.32k ditto
3rd 60 mins - 6.31k ditto
loo break
4th 60 mins - 6.15k - and that was with 15 mins walking at 6.0

Anyway, going to nurse my appendages now in the bath...have a great weekend!