Washout week.

Illness developed into a chest infection, so with antibiotic meds from the doctor I prescribed myself rest for the week. I went to work as normal, but no physical exercise until I felt much better.

Thursday I did a spinning class. Friday I felt OK, so I did an 8-mile run in the evening, around the roads near home. Felt like a real grind, a struggle to get through it. Think with hindsight I shouldn’t have done it. Live and learn. Norman Conquest 50 is on my mind.

On the positive sid, the whole time I’ve been ill I’ve been doing a lot of reading about running ultras. The Ultramarathonrunning.com site has a bunch of links to valuable information, and I read through most of them – it made me feel better and took my mind to a place where I wasn’t feeling sorry for myself or dying to get out for a run. Recommended reading: http://www.ultramarathonrunning.com/training/index.html

Total miles planned: 30

Total miles actual: 8

Bah.