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Brighton Marathon - Sarah Miles' Training Diary - Week 3

Week 3 - Commencing 16 January

 

I am in full swing now and have somehow worked out how to squeeze in 5 training sessions into my week plus working, running a home and looking after 2 children!  My training pattern is fairly standard and sees me doing an interval session, a tempo (fastish) run, a long run and the other 2 sessions usually involve another run and a spinning class or getting out on my bike or going for a swim.  I am also doing some weights in the gym.  

 

I had a big boost this week with two visits to St Elizabeth's.  The first of which was truly humbling.  The facilities are amazing and the care and support the residents and students are given is outstanding.  The highlight was seeing a relation of mine, a 15 year old boy that is distantly related to my mum.  This gave me a real boost.  I had a second visit on Saturday with all the other marathon runners who are raising money for St Elizabeth's too.  It was great to meet them and get some training and fundraising tips.

 

Back to the training... with renewed enthusiasm after my visit I set out for my long run on a very windy and damp morning.  As I set out I hadn't really planned where I was going to run.  Unfortunately my feet took me on a very hilly route with one hill in particular which is what I shall call challenging!  The route is actually very pleasant and takes me round some beautiful countryside.  With the rush of endorphins experienced when running it never fails to make me feel grateful for living in such a beautiful place... that is until I pass a field where someone has done the unthinkable.  Fly tipping really gets my goat as it is completely unnecessary.  Usually upon discovery rubbish that has been dumped on a farmer's land, my feelings of joy are quickly replaced with feelings of outrage.  However on this particular occasion, my overwhelming feelings were not of outrage at the abhorrent behaviour but instead... I actually found myself wondering whether I could take a lay down on the dumped mattress in the field... it was halfway up the truly awful hill you see.  I resisted and carried on plodding up the hill!

 

If you would like to sponsor me you can do so by visiting my justgiving page at:

http://www.justgiving.com/Sarah-Miles1

You can also donate using JustTextGiving.  To do so send the following text code 'STES51' followed by the amount you wish to donate to 70070.  For example, 'STES02 £10' to 70070. 

Alternatively please feel free to contact me to sponsor me by any other means at smiles@nockolds.co.uk or on 01279 712584. 

Sarah Miles (profile) Sarah Miles Tuesday 24th January 2012
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