Day 53: Dog Man, Thresholds and a Knee Watch
A Cinematic Warm-Up Today came in two distinct parts, mirroring the varied demands of marathon training itself. First, family time! A trip to The Light Cinema in Sittingbourne was in order to watch the highly anticipated Dog Man . While perhaps not an Oscar contender—unless they introduce a category for ‘Most Enthusiastic Use of Woof’—it was good fun, complete with the essential cinema staples: a hot dog and some pick and mix. Whether pick and mix counts as proper pre-run fuelling is debatable, but it certainly boosted the spirits. One could argue that jelly sweets provide quick-release energy, but that argument might hold less weight when also accompanied by a fizzy cola bottle sugar crash. Thresholds and Small Victories As late afternoon approached, the looming run demanded attention: the dreaded threshold run. There’s something about knowing a hard effort is imminent that makes even the most mundane distractions—tidying a sock drawer, reorganising a bookshelf—suddenly very compellin...