Training - Day 83

A very nervous day today - failed at 7 miles on Wednesday, today was 10 miles. Went through the usual preparations: painkillers, porridge, banana, pre-match and then fully greased up before putting on the lycra. It was a colder morning (like Wednesday) but kept telling myself I've done this distance loads of times - I can do it. Deliberately went slower today and that seemed to pay dividends. Fine through Creekmoor, Upton, Hamworthy and just started to get the first aches of my knee running down the quay. Then through Poole and onto holes Bay and we discussed that one of these days, the wind was going to be with us - but not today. We decided that that one day will be the day after the Race !! With a mile to go - I speeded up and Joss noticed with a quarter of a mile to go at which point I said it was the first time I was confident that I was going to make it. It was at that point I almost got run down by a guy driving round the corner without indicating. I "calmly let the driver know my displeasure" and finished the run. I think it was this acceleration which made me descend the stairs at Dean Court this afternoon sideways as the pain in BOTH knees going down forwards made me cry like a baby. Live and learn.....or not