10minutes

Come on! So again, as ordered, 5 min walk, 10 min run, 5 min walk. No pain, felt a bit weak but all ok.

Ran before work - I don't usually do morning runs, and was reminded why when I nearly fainted when I was walking back. Went all dizzy and sick for a moment and had to hunker down to recover. I've never fainted before but I'm pretty sure that's what it feels like before you drop. Not really a good plan to not eat anything and then go running just after you've got up. Will avoid the morning run in future!

Had a Sports Therapy appointment today, had some deep tissue massage which hurt like hell on the the quads, IT band and hamstrings. Bought a foam roller thing so I can hurt myself at home for free...great.

Plan suggested by the nice physio lady as follows:

Thurs: 20min run
Fri: 30min run
Sat: rest
Sun: 5-6miles
Mon: Rest
Tues: long run

Just got a marathon email reminding me to taper my training and not do a long run after this Sunday (28th)...

Finally accepting that I may not be able to finish the marathon, and if I injure myself like before I won't even be able to complete it by walking. At the moment my goal is the starting line. Anything else after that is a bonus.