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  • χαιρέτε νικὠμεν
    χαιρέτε νικὠμεν means "Greetings, we've won" and are the words attributed by Plutarch and Lucian to the runner who brought news of victory at the battle of Marathon to the people of Athens. They both wrote some six hundred years after the battle and the story is unlikely. Herodotus, who was closer to events, writes of a runner called Pheidippides who ran from Athens to Sparta to ask for help before the battle, but says nothing of a run to tell the Athenians of the victory. "So, when Persia was dust, all cried, 'To Akropolis!
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February 25, 2008

Eighteen miles to Glyndebourne and back

135367760_dab721bfb7_o Yesterday I ran a hard long run, the first time I have run eighteen miles since October. I went to Firle Beacon, then down Firle Bostal to Firle, over the A27 to Glynde, past the Glyndebourne alpacas and to the entrance to Glyndebourne Opera House. The return journey was hard, particularly the slog back up Firle Bostal. For the first time I took water and gels.

I also need to record a nine miler on Thursday over Seaford Head and four miles (the Garmin ran out of juice) on Saturday.

Sunday's time: 3:23:49
Distance: 18.01
Pace: 11.19
Saturday: 4 miles
Thursday's run:
Time: 1:44:52
Distance: 9.02
Pace: 11.38

Total this week: 43.98
Three weeks till the Hastings Half Marathon
Seven weeks till the London Marathon

Posted on February 25, 2008 at 09:35 AM |

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