Another round of vaccinations left me with two dead arms again and another less than perfect training week. With the race so close I wasn't too concerned about training less as I didn't want to be worn out for when the race starts.
However, I did squeeze in a Tabata interval session (see earlier blogs for details) and this involved 480 body weight squats and 480 lunges... needless to say I couldn't walk the next day, but still a great session to build confidence before the race.
Once again the focus of the week would be heading down to Dorset to re-run the Dorset Doddle Ultra-marathon course. Storms were predicted and it had already been raining for 24 hours.
I set off from Weymouth and even the kite surfers were struggling with the strong winds. My new shoes couldn't find grip and a number of times I found myself either on my backside or slipping down hills. The going was slow and 5 hours in to my run I was losing daylight and the winds were picking up. I had only passed about 3 people on the footpaths all day, which gives you an idea of how horrible the conditions were. It became too dangerous to run as I was running along the cliff edge and so I had to cut the run short. I ran for about 6 hours and only managed 28 miles, but it was a gritty and dangerous run and the perfect way to end my preparation for the toughest footrace in the World!
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