Posted by Kit Barker | Posted in Fitness progress, FiveFingers | Posted on 16-04-2010
As the tension mounts before the run, we’ve managed to get space in our diaries to do a full dress rehearsal on Sunday.
We’re running 26 (ish) miles from Sheffield to Baslow and back again. You can see our rough route here.
I have to thank the volcanic ash cloud for blocking UK airspace as otherwise RIch would be unable to make it due to being in Norway. But now we’ve a full contingent of runners.
As well as being a test of our fitness (or lack thereof) it’s a chance to work out other things such as how much food do we need? Will we have enough water? Is 6 hours a good pace to aim for? And so on and so forth.
I’d love to say I’m confident that I can do it but the reality is that I’m pooing myself! 26 miles is almost double the furthest I’ve ever run before and I’ve not been running long since my blisters and I’m not sleeping brilliantly and… There are a million and one reasons why this will be hard but I need to keep telling myself that I can do it and if it takes longer than 6 hours, it takes longer. If Eddie Izzard can do it, so can I!
On the plus side, I should be running in my new Vibram FiveFingers KSO Treks! They’ve finally arrived in the UK and I placed my order for next day delivery today. I’m far too excited really, they’re only shoes after all…