Crutched

Oh dear. My close marathon buddy, a running freak, who is / was attempting three, Sub 3hr marathons in 3 consecutive Sundays starting in a couple of weeks has had an ankle injury diagnosed as a fracture.. not happy and he needs my well used crutches.

This is how good / mad he was last week - the last week may I add of full marathon training before resting and after 6 months of an average of 70 miles a week

• Sunday - 20 mile race where he came 11th in a stupidly quick time
• Monday - 10 mile recovery
• Tuesday - 24 miles with me
• Wednesday - 5 miles
• Thursday - rest day
• Friday - 25.7 miles in 2hrs 47... that's a 2hr 50 marathon in training
• Saturday - 19.30 5km park run (where he raced a Blippers son..)
• Sunday - Reading half marathon where he raced me. His ankle started aching on the last mile of the last race before resting on the last day of marathon training.. and it's a fracture

He is in pieces and hopes to make the last of three in London in 30 days