This is the route I ran today. I have been doing 40 minute runs with my lab colleagues over the last week and today was supposed to be the 80 minute run, but I couldn't run for that long. It was too hot and I was very tired. This is the route I ran. Approximately 9 kilometers and it took me 50 minutes with two walking breaks of about 200 metres. Its only the second time that I have run for so long alone and it really gets boring. My bigget problem was boredom and the urge to quit and walk the rest of the way.
My various strategies for combating this malaise included paranoia-like imagination of my colleagues running along side me, staring at the tarmac to singing songs being played on the radio!! It was difficult especially I suspect because of the heat. I dont know whether running for 20 minutes on Saturday made a significant dent in my reserves.
Can I do it? Must book my flight to Dublin. But, once I do that..there is no turning back. ON today's evidence there is little chance that I am going to be able to run for four and a half hours.
