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Date: 04 June 2007 22:32:56
The next leg takes me to Birdingbury at 35.9miles, taking in Warwick, Leamington Spa and a number more lock flights. I can't really recall a great deal about this section aside from it was getting rather warm and having to yell at my crew who were still milling about with the car and clearly not expecting me! I felt like I was still going fairly strong and enjoyed the discipline of walking up the inclines at the lock flights and then running between them, the distances between locks varies so it helps ease the monotony a little.
At Birdingbury it is lunch time, I took some squash just to get a bit of a different flavour to the energy drink and water I'd has so far and my crew brought me my corned beef hash. This meal had worked well for me last year, satisfying the usual savoury cravings and being stuffed with carbohydrates. This time however the warmer weather meant I really struggled to get it down, I forced myself but really had to pace myself in doing so.
After meal breaks I had planned only 3miles in the next hour to allow me to walk if necessary and let the food settle. I did this for as long as I could manage but even my walking pace was more than 3mph so I allowed myself some more easy running, might as well make some progress whilst I can.