Jo’s Marathon Blog – week 8 (part 2!)
So - week 8 was a big week! Yesterday saw Deb and I tackling our longest ever runs, and I am happy to report that we both achieved the 16 miles we set out to do :-) The training over the past month has helped us to iron out issues such as what socks are best, how much water we need to carry and which apparel is most comfortable, and now we are experimenting with nutrition. Deb has found an energy drink that seems to work really well for her and doesn't upset her tummy, so she brought along a few of these yesterday and also took a gel and a "bocadillo" (a 100% natural guava fruit pastille). I seem to get a stitch from every manufactured energy product I…