The good news is that I haven't completely ruled out running the DCM, the bad news is that I am not exactly ramping up the long runs either. I am doing 40 minutes on Monday, 1 hour in Charleville on Tuesday,6mls in 52 minutes in Mayfield on Wednesday, 40 minutes on Saturday and the long run on Sunday. It's pretty poor compared to what I used to do in days of yore (2010 - 2017) but I am enjoying it.
I am happy to be back doing long runs in Mallow but the distance hasn't gone much more than 14 - 15 miles. The legs don't have it in them to do much more. It may have a lot to do with the weight (14 stone) and general lack of conditioning.
So yeah that's about it. If I make Dublin and get to the start line it will be a struggle and it could compromise my recovery over the months up to Christmas. One has to wonder then is it really worth going there at all and maybe it's better to just keep building up the base for future events. Then again it may mean another marathon medal up on the wall
Sure we will see but all good in it's own way.
