End of the Blog!

Sorry Jan , the whole race report of last week's 4 Villages 1/2 marathon won't be posted anymore.

I have decided after a few months of consideration, to stop writing this blog! I use Facebook to stay in touch with friends and post training messages and now also use www.dailymile.com to post training. This blog, my AOL one and brother Pascal's have all been fun but I had to 'draw the line' somewhere about the amount of time I spend online.

Thanks for all the comments & support over the years!!! Please visit www.facebook.com or Daily Mile to see my running results and photos.

Best wishes

Nathalie

Good result in @ Four Villages Half Marathon!

Today's test at the Four Villages Half Marathon has been successful! I ran just over 2 minutes faster than last year on the same course, so feeling much more positive now about the Tokyo Marathon in 6 weeks time.

My chip time was 1h50'59". More about the race tomorrow as I'm too shattered now.

Hoorah: The Snow has gone!

Snow on the drive - Rebecca's footprints

Rebecca building a snowman

Here's another post - apologies for the blog followers that it's taken so long. December-March is the busiest time at work and with all the rest going on, there isn't much time left to update this blog. Another reason for the lack of training has been the snow, followed by ice on the pavements. The last ice has just gone now - yipee!!

Anyway, didn't want to take too many risks running on slippery pavements, as the Tokyo Marathon is now only 6 weeks away. If you haven't sponsored me yet for Cancer Research UK, please visit: http://www.justgiving.com/nathalierees

I am worried about finishing my second marathon, as the training has been far from adequate. January so far:

Week 1: 19km

Week 2: 11km

and this week with tomorrow's Four Villages 1/2 marathon: 41km.

Hopefully I will get 4 weeks of good training in and then I need to start winding down for the big day on 28th February!

The big challenge for my knee will be at tomorrow's 1/2 marathon race. I will be putting the Superfeet insoles in my trainers and have also decided to wear my knee strap. I tried this one out last night and it felft quite comfortable.

Initially, my aim was to run 1h50 but now I will be happy to finish the race pain free.

More on the race tomorrow with hopefully some nice photos. 70 City of Chester Triathlon Club members are taking part so hubby will be busy taking shots!

Btw - have decided to keep the posts in English from now on, so all my friends can understand:-)

Greetings Nathalie

Runner V Canoe, Chester Tri Club Event: 1st January 2010

31st December 2009: 2hour training session on Four Villages 1/2 marathon course!