marathonmummy

Or, how the best laid plans can go wonky when children are involved. Having arranged for my mum to look after one child so I could run this morning, I was all set for my run with Katie. Unfortunately I had one of those nights where the children were wandering round the house deliriously and throwing up. So no running today, or at least not till tonight when I’ll have to do another treadmill trot. I was really looking forward to getting out, too. Luckily the children have made a miraculous recovery, so we’re having a lazy day at home.

Whilst I’m here, if you don’t mind, there’s something I’d love you to do: go to the National Autistic Society campaign page and have a read. They’re another charity who are very close to my heart.

Still here, still ill. Tired, coughing, no energy, aching joints. I have a swine flu vaccination booked for this Saturday, and the doctor has suggested that I still have it, despite the fact that I’ve had swine flu already. At this point I’m not going to argue with her! I’m getting really worried now – there was a point I’d set in my head as the cut off, where if I hadn’t managed to start a decent amount of training I’d pull out of the marathon. That point is sneaking up and I feel utterly miserable.

Shall we assume that my body has decided to get everything it possibly can now, to get it over with? I like that idea. Everyone in our house is still feeling a bit limp and feeble, and there’s been lots of lying around watching films. My lovely mum made soup and a casserole so we could eat healthily when cooking was the last thing we could think of, and her partner Chris brought it over first thing in the morning before he headed off to work. Meanwhile I’ve been sorting out this website and getting in the mood for Hallowe’en, even though right now I don’t know if we’ll be well enough to go guising (or trick or treating as it’s known to you non-Scottish people reading). The good news is that Jessica informs me she’s done two runs this week, so at least one of us is running – does that count, do you think? And Zoe and I have a training weekend scheduled for the 20th of November where alongside running, we’re going to map out our plans for the next six months.