It’s certainly been a year of extreme marathon running: I don’t think many people entering Stockholm marathon will have expected temperatures in the high 20s (the average for June is 16, after all). Then again, they probably won’t have expected chaos on the course, either - I don’t know how representative this video on Facebook is, but there certainly seems to have been some poor signposting/marshalling at this point. Though I’ve certainly seen nothing but praise for the lovely paramedics who looked after my friend after she collapsed at 25 miles and was promptly put on a drip. But anyone who ran, if you’ve recovered from the heat, come and tell us all about it.
My weekend was business as usual - track session Saturday, junior parkrun on Sunday. My littlest one is still on a determined streak, and would have smashed her PB again if she hadn’t had a wobble after three minutes, announcing she wanted to stop, only to disappear off like a rocket. Her in depth post-run analysis blamed this squarely on me - turns out I’m just holding her back ...
So with apologies for the late start this morning, it’s over to you! Come and share your triumphant medals, podium places, weekend workouts or woes below the line as always.
