Putting in some distance...


Getting up early tomorrow with Sam to see if we can do 1/3 of a Marathon! It's difficult to train together as we have Will, who moans after 1 mile, and Iain who moans after getting in the buggy!! So we're getting a sitter once in a while to watch over them while we go out to torture our sneakers!!.... must go put the Gatorade in the fridge!...

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Daisy said…
You don't make that poor kid run with you, do you!?!
November 4, 2007 at 4:14 AM
Frog said…
Thanks for that D - He never does more than 2 laps (the circuit we use is 1.22 miles)... we are not quite running yet anyway!

We did manage 9 laps today though in 3 hours dead (not us, the time!) 3.66 mph is not a bad average, but I think by next year we should be a fair bit faster :) Still I'm very happy that we managed 11 miles without too much difficulty... makes the goal look more achievable ...
November 4, 2007 at 9:05 AM
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