I registered for the Yorkshireman this year. I was still restricted to distance and feeling a bit of PF when I did, but I was feeling confident that it was on the mend.
As it turned out, I ran my marathon PB, and now (4 hours later) my legs & feet feel pretty good. Not "I think I'll go for another run" good, but certainly "I'll be running by tuesday/wednesday" good.
Choice of shoe today made me second guess myself. All summer I've been running longer distances in Freet Connect. They're the non-split toe version of my favoured short distance summer shoes, the Leap 4+1 (which a friend in all innocence referred to as 'camel toe shoes'...). They don't have the deepest, most studdy tread, and while I was sat there watching people milling around, they were all wearing roclites, speedcross, fell/trail shoes of all sorts. But all I had were the connects - I wasn't confident about doing that distance in Vivo SGs - they're too hard.
As it turned out, the Freets were perfect. Because barefoot shoes flex and minimal runners take short fast steps, I maybe had more grip than the people in big chunky trail shoes. I never missed a step regardless, even coming hard downhill on a wet grassy slope. The woman I was overtaking seemed to take exception, I'm not sure why, I was careful to give her plenty of room.
I had a good run. Just enough company (I have a limited appetite for company when I'm running, but a little can be good and I've met friends that way) and not too warm (but a bit soggy).
Now for food. More food. LOTS of food.
P.S. I was doing this in aid of Yorkshire Cat Rescue. OK, I was doing it because I wanted to, but I was raising money for YCR as well. Just on the off chance that you want to support the fantastic work the rescue do looking after and rehoming unwanted kitties, the just giving link is here:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/charles-colbourn2
