Finally got round to putting in the 2 miler. The combination of London Marathon rejection knocked me back a bit, and with other circumstances I was still just fed up. I woke up with a fresh outlook having had a good night's sleep. The postie delivered the new aerial for our bedroom TV, so I spent a little time setting that up, and even dug out the DVD of me finishing the London Marathon in 2008 (sob). I then got changed and went out.
Although it was sunny, it was very cold. I found it quite a struggle this time. Didn't seem to have any energy, found the breathing hard and couldn't find a rhythm. Maybe I should have had something to eat this morning! I wasn't going to give up though. I still wanted to complete my target, so I forced myself to keep going. I was slowing all the time it seemed, and getting a stitch even tough I was going slowly. I was glad when I got to the end.
Garmin stats: 2.01miles in 19mins 52.75secs, average speed 6.1mph. I was glad to get under 20 minutes again, but I'd learned that if I'm going to do a morning run, I must fuel properly first.
