Tuesday April 29th 2008

I finally got the results of my annual health check-up back. Is the raw food diet working? Are my B12 and homocysteine levels normal? ...

Sunday April 13th 2008

The London marathon arrived! I made my way to the red start for the 9.45 am start and made a quick call to a friend who was starting with the celebrities!

Saturday April 12th 2008

Seven days on from my dance with disaster I went for my first run. Would my toe hold up?

Sunday April 6th 2008
Arghhhhhhh, disaster <some profanities removed>.

Late yesterday evening I stubbed/caught my right little toe on some furniture in the house. The pain was sharp and I knew I had done some sort of an injury. It's the same toe I broke over 3 years ago. So after a quick bit of ice was applied to calm the swelling I started to mope on the idea the marathon dream had been crushed ...

Saturday April 5th 2008
Last hard run before the marathon. Given the high heat index forecast I decided to run the half marathon in the gym on a treadmill. Even at 26 degrees Celcius it was a better option than 38C. I knew which machine in the gym doesn't have a 1 hour limit set, I chose the treadmill that has up to 99 minutes, plenty of time for my 1/2 marathon ...

Thursday April 3rd 2008
The mercury is rising! The temperature today nearly touched 100F! Eight miles in a negative split at roughly marathon pace was the plan ...