easing off now

following my realatively high mileage week last week i have had to ease back this week due to a small injury problem that was caused on a royal mail bike. the bikes have keys on the locks which are physically attatched to the bikes. unfortunately one of those keys decided to start digging in to me on monday. but rather than stop to sort the problem out like i now realise that i should of done i just thought bollocks i'll sort it out when i get back to the office. this meant that i cycled with my foot twisted on the pedal and i have now pulled a muscle in my foot. did a steady 10 today but it was noticable that i hadn't run so far for a couple of days as my legs felt quite stiff and had that general feeling that you get when you've not done as much as you've been used to being doing. still if there was a time for it to happen it is most definitely now as i had a few easy weeks planned with the intention of hitting a second peak for may the 23rd next year in edinburgh. i know so many people who have made the mistake of peaking too early for a marathon and not fulfilling their potential. i also know some one else who did too little and ran a time of just over 6 hours!

probably wont hear much from me over the next couple of weeks as we are obviously entering an exceptionally busy period at work with christmas coming up and i have volunteered to work my days off on over time right up until christmas on over time, as i need the money for a new car a new racing bike and a holiday next year after the marathon (i want to go some where very very quiet and enjoy some of the summer!). i also have plans to go to more concerts for katherine jenkins and i'm going to see hayley westenra (for those that don'tknow thats the girl who was singing the new zealand national anthem before the match against the all blacks at twickenham yesterday) at bristol cathedral on saturday the 19th december, my one treat before xmas after which the hard work will really start!