With only three ‘real’ weeks of training left (that’s three weeks of big mileage before I start to taper) I’m starting to worry – and not about the things you might think. Obviously I have that dull noise at the back of my mind that keeps questioning whether I’ll be able to complete the marathon but, like my mild tinnitus, I’ve been able to ignore that quite well.
What I’m finding myself worrying about most is injury. Every ache, every twinge that I feel at the moment I obsess about. I spent a good couple of hours on google the other day trying to self-diagnose an ache in my foot that had escalated in my mind from an ache to a broken foot. Three weeks isn’t long which is a good thing, but at the same time it’s not long enough to recover from an injury. If, for example, I had injured myself back in early February, I’d have had enough time (depending on what it was) to recover and get back on track with my training. Now I don’t have that luxury. Far from feeling lucky that I’ve been able to avoid damaging myself so far I’m increasingly waiting for it to happen.

Lazy Boy had a few words of wisdom for me that helped. He said ‘You’re training for a marathon, you’re bound to have a few aches and pains.’ Which I think is important for me to remember. Obviously if injury strikes I will get it looked at, but aches and pains are to be expected and not to be obsessed about. My right foot feels ‘funny’ but if I compared it to how my feet have felt in the past after a night out in high heels – it isn’t even worth a mention.

In reality, my body is stronger and healthier than it has ever been. Without wanting to tempt fate – I’m in pretty good nic.