Week 3, Day 2 - Boy, you've got to see what tomorrow brings

Today I used my first ever marathon training plan. Its a 24 week plan, which I have decided to start at week 5!!! Despite the fact the I am only on Week 3 of my training, I was naive enough to think it would be ok. It was nowhere close to being ok! It hurt, it hurt a lot BUT I did do it.

The plan in case you are interested is here. So if you fancy a laugh at what I found hard and what hurt, take a look at what I had to do for Wednesday! It is the first time I have started to look at serious marathon specific training, and it seems like a good place to start.

What does crack me up is how when I tell people I am doing the marathon, everyone becomes an expert....

My friend did this...

Oh you must do this....

You should 100% try this

I akin this too when people realised my bestie Spoons was having a baby and she went through a similar experience! Everyone telling her, without her even asking for it all the advice she 'had to have'. I know people have good intentions with the advice they are offering up, but I think that is what it is, I haven't asked anyone for their advice! I have found an overwhelming amount of running 'experts' have be hiding in the woodwork of my school. So Mr Peter Eriksson, get yourself down to north London to seek the advice of my colleagues so they can help you to inspire the next generation of Team GB athletes because apparently they know best!

Petey Boy Eriksson

I know I might be sounding like an ungrateful cow, but what gets my goat (Cow, Goat, what's next) is when people become patronising with their know all knowledge when they haven't done anything remotely similar!!

Anyway, rant over!

Power Song: My Chemical Romance - SING

Miss Pulse