Taking your mind off the pain

Things you can do to keep your mind off the pain in the final 5 miles.

·         Scour the crowd for food and eat it.

·         Count up in 9’s.

·         Try to visualise yourself in the final few kilometres of your usual run and think you’re on the way home after a short spin.

·         Figure out the plot of Lost.

·         Track someone’s ankles.

·         Do hard maths.

·         Do hard drugs (not recommended).

·         Count up in 13’s.

·         Figure out who shot Nice Guy Eddie.

·         Think of what in the local chipper you are going to treat yourself to tomorrow evening.

·         Think of what drink you will have in the local pub tomorrow evening.

·         Count up in 17’s.

Yesterday’s training

Rest day.