Comments on: Have a Heart - Sponsor a Right Nutter to Run. http://www.oldwelshguy.co.uk/general-stuff/have-a-heart-sponsor-a-right-nutter-to-run Web Marketing With an Old Welsh Guy Feel OWG is the Google Expert Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:12:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Paul http://www.oldwelshguy.co.uk/general-stuff/have-a-heart-sponsor-a-right-nutter-to-run#comment-892 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 13:39:40 +0000 http://www.oldwelshguy.co.uk/general-stuff/have-a-heart-sponsor-a-right-nutter-to-run#comment-892 Hi OWG... did the run on Sunday and got round in 2 hours 00 minutes 07 seconds. It would have been nice to have got round in under 2 hours, but it wasn't to be (and nor should it have been, I suppose, given the lack of training). Thanks again for your support. The total raised to date (all online) is £312.82. All the best, Paul Hi OWG… did the run on Sunday and got round in 2 hours 00 minutes 07 seconds. It would have been nice to have got round in under 2 hours, but it wasn’t to be (and nor should it have been, I suppose, given the lack of training).

Thanks again for your support. The total raised to date (all online) is £312.82.

All the best,

Paul

]]> by: Paul Johnson http://www.oldwelshguy.co.uk/general-stuff/have-a-heart-sponsor-a-right-nutter-to-run#comment-14 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:14:47 +0000 http://www.oldwelshguy.co.uk/general-stuff/have-a-heart-sponsor-a-right-nutter-to-run#comment-14 Thanks, OWG... problem is, I'm one of you gluttons, too. Last year was by far my worst Great North Run ever. It was a warm morning and I got cramp in one leg at around the 8-mile mark. I stopped briefly, tried to massage it out, and hobbled on for another half mile. Then it was the turn of the other leg - same problem. I took a bit of time out and just walked for a while. Eventually, when I felt ready, I resumed jogging. Another dozen paces on and both legs had frozen to the spot with cramp. I have never experienced anything quite like it, but they were absolutely rigid. I couldn't put one foot in front of the other, I couldn't bend down to try and massage them. I just leant against some railings and waited for the stiffness to subside. I've done a few marathons (London, New York and Seattle) and always managed to struggle on through in the face of adversity, but this was one of those times when I really wondered whether I just couldn't make it to the finish. I eventually did get there by literally limping the last few miles. It's all I could do. And the time was pretty awful. But I got there. :) This year it's likely that I'll be even less prepared. So please don't give your readers the impression that I'm some super-fit guy... with two little ones to look after, I'm unlikely to squeeze much training in, but I will endeavour to at least finish once again! Thanks again for your support and for spreading the word... Paul Thanks, OWG… problem is, I’m one of you gluttons, too. Last year was by far my worst Great North Run ever. It was a warm morning and I got cramp in one leg at around the 8-mile mark. I stopped briefly, tried to massage it out, and hobbled on for another half mile. Then it was the turn of the other leg - same problem. I took a bit of time out and just walked for a while. Eventually, when I felt ready, I resumed jogging. Another dozen paces on and both legs had frozen to the spot with cramp. I have never experienced anything quite like it, but they were absolutely rigid. I couldn’t put one foot in front of the other, I couldn’t bend down to try and massage them. I just leant against some railings and waited for the stiffness to subside.

I’ve done a few marathons (London, New York and Seattle) and always managed to struggle on through in the face of adversity, but this was one of those times when I really wondered whether I just couldn’t make it to the finish.

I eventually did get there by literally limping the last few miles. It’s all I could do. And the time was pretty awful. But I got there. :)

This year it’s likely that I’ll be even less prepared. So please don’t give your readers the impression that I’m some super-fit guy… with two little ones to look after, I’m unlikely to squeeze much training in, but I will endeavour to at least finish once again!

Thanks again for your support and for spreading the word…

Paul

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