i read up really early on the London Marathon Good For Age entries and got the necessary details (proof of age and proof of performance) off to them quickly. the form came back just a few days ago and i've just posted it off. [don't really know why i posted it, their office is no distance from here..]
i knew when i ran at Brighton that a good time would set me up for London next year, but i still can't quite believe it's all happened quite so simply. but that's it. now i know what i'll be doing for the first few months of 2011 - what i've done for the last two years. head down, hard slog. not that i wouldn't have been doing it for another marathon had i not got into London, but to know it's going to be the one i've always talked about getting into - the one i've applied for so many times - feels pretty good.
now got to make sure i'm as fit as i've ever been, as light as i've ever been (weight is key, i now know), and i'm super prepared. not only because i'd love to improve on the PB, but also because if you start dropping down the field in London and there's no way you are going to get back through the crowds. i saw that this year stood out at around mile 9 in Bermondsey. even at the speed i'd be aiming for there was enough people to make you worry you could keep your stride even. further back it got crowded very quickly - you'd be struggling to keep a rhythm.
what's the target? well, i've tentatively put 2:50. that'd be a 4min improvement on this year. i think it's doable. my 13mile split was slow in comparison to similar finishers at Brighton. i can work on the assumption that there's at least 2min gain if i'm better timed. i'll just have to work at the training even harder and squeeze the rest out somehow..
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