Only 24 hours to Tulsa......

6am pick up at home on Monday to go to Heathrow to make my way to Tulsa, Oklahoma on business.  But with a cancelled flight out of Detroit, I was worse for wear on arrival at the hotel at 1am the following day...  having taken 24hrs to get there.  I was not sure how the week would pan out - was OK in the end as made use of the gym facilities and did a number of sets on the treadmill in the mornings as it was still dark on the streets and there are no obviously pavements as you don't need them if you drive everywhere.



A site along the "trails"


Tuesday 6am - 3miles easing in to see if the legs were working after the marathon and the trip on the planes.

Wednesday
6am - 8 miles with a warm-up then 6 miles at a half marathon pace (just couldn't face going faster)
6pm - 12.2 miles up and down the Arkansas River alongside the trails.  Cost $25 in cabs there and back, but worth it to get out of the office, hotel restaurant cycle.

Thursday 6am - 3 miles.  Still tired from yesterday's efforts of 20 miles and picked up some further chaffing...  no pictures this time as was on my inner thighs

Had the cattle class red-eye flight back via Atlanta arriving home just after noon then had a Ball to go to in the evening and then the normal packed Saturday with the kids, then entertaining at home in the evening. 

Sunday 7am:  What I really needed of course, was some sleep, but I went to bed at 1:30am and got up at 6:30am to meet up at the Amble Inn.  7 runners consisting of the Pauls, Moritzio, Daz, BenK, Jamie and me.  A total of 16 miles at varying paces - averaging about 7:42 min miles overall.  With the group having split up with about 4-5miles left, 3 of us did have quite a surprise to see one of the other party crouching down in some vegetation on a popular route.  We thought initially that he was hoping to leap out and surprise us - but I think we actually gave him more of a surprise.  Hope it helped.

4 weeks to the Virgin London Marathon - reducing alcohol content from this point on.  Have to, this weekend has killed me.