8 mile and running

If I see another thirtysomething bloke walking around the supermarket with his arse hanging out of his jeans in a pair of manky pants, I'm going to really think hard about maybe saying something.
If you're a 19-year-old lingerie model, of either gender, with a body like an ironing board, I must admit it probably looks kind of cool to have your finest pair of CK's popping out the top of your jeans, but not if your clearly in your mid-thirties doing the weekly shop. It borders on offensive.
Sainsbury's in Clifton Down is a regular source of amazement, but luckily my daily trip didn't distract me too much from my plan to do a big run today.
I wanted to get up to about ten k today but did more than that and ended up running just over 8 miles.
It was one of those great runs when everything just went right and felt great.
I had the right tunes on my iPod, the conditions were good, although I did cop a shower half way down the Portway, and I just felt like I had so much energy in my legs that I could keep going as long as I wanted to.
I started off on the Downs, headed down the Portway, came back up Bridge Valley Road, past the zoo, back on to the Downs and round the smaller half again. I hadn't intended to run that far, but I swear I could have kept going if I was meant to do the full 26.2 miles tonight.
It felt great because I only did 2 runs last week, but maybe the fresh legs helped. It took me 1hr and 55mins, which is about a six hour marathon time. No surprise, still carrying a lot of weight and in fact I'd be happy with six hours, if I could keep going that long anyway.
It was a great morale booster to the training to be able to run all the way, now hoping it will be reflected in my weigh in tomorrow.
I'm also hoping the big bowl of pasta I had for dinner and packet of cookies earlier won't have done too much damage. But after running for nearly two hours I was a bit hungry.

Went to a wedding party last night (lime sodas all night) and caught up with lots of people I haven't seen for a while, and was surprised by how many of them read the blog, so thanks for the support, and thanks again to all those who have donated in the last day or so. It's all starting to come together and for the first time I can start to imagine myself on the start line on April 25 and taking on the marathon.