LONDON ULTRA MARATHON 50K 17/02/13

After a long slog of training in the autumn and winter, I finally lined up ready to start my first Ultra Marathon on Sunday.  I’m running a bunch of races for Amnesty this year, but this was the one I was looking forward to the most!  It’s 50km across London, following part of the Capital Ring walking route.  I was dreading getting lost, but it was well signposted if you kept alert.  I was definitely not feeling rested enough, after a disturbed night at a Travelodge near the finish…lots of drunks noisily finding their rooms in the small hours…but I caught up on some rest on the hour coach ride to the start.  I was feeling strong until about 7km from the finish, when I needed to walk-run-walk for a couple of kms to give some relief to my legs.  With a strong final few kms I came in at under 5 hours (which was way better than my target), pos 81st and was 4th woman. 

Really pleased with my result…already thinking about what to aim for next year!

Alex Portwine

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