Yesterday was my first 14 miler since Afghanistan, when I first did my Plantar in. And, well it was ok. I had some niggles for the first three miles, while I had to sort my arch supports out. I'm never quite sure how much the supports actually do and how much is mental. Well, I started eith them on both foot, then one on one off, then both back on again. I've decided that the best bet is support fairly tight but shoe not tied too tight. I think it's because the shoes are two sizes too big to allow for the expansion of my foot in the heat of the Sahara.
As for the rest of the run, well I was tired by the end, and my right hip was begining to give me a fair amount of jip by the end...just how do you stretch a hip? But, however on the up side, I completed the distance in just over 2 hours (not a great time, but I'm going for distance)
The route was lovely, I've not really been only the Taf Trail before, and it's pretty lovely. It's nice and flat, which is good for the moment, but I'll have to do some hill and sand training soon. I'm off on an army course soon for three weeks, so it may have to be back on the treadmill for the next three weeks, but I'm hoping by the end of July I'll have completed my first marathon distance, then in August the plan is to run the length of the Taff Trail (53 miles)....and it's then that I'll be feeling more confident about the final race.