Bite watch - Performance enhancing bites?

So having googled last night what to put on insect bites and having seen some fairly horrific pictures flash before my eyes, I opted to use Ibuprofen gel on them. This seems to have done the trick as far as the swelling goes. Been taking antihistamines and will probably do so for another couple of days.

I am pleased to report my legs are almost back to their normal levels of yukkiness, thank goodness for that!

However the previously raised areas are now bright red/purple, I had much fun tonight rolling up my shorts leg at the club and watching people gasp in horror.

I am so happy it hasn't stopped me from running. I had to do some effort tonight, 8 mile progressive. For the running uninitiated this is where you basically start off with a slow mile and crank up the pace a bit after every mile in fairly even intervals, then last mile slow again so you are not going from flat out to a complete halt.

The boring splits (minute miles)

10.34
10.07
9.42
9.08
8.38
8.09
7.22
10.20

Where on earth 7.22 came from at the end I have no idea - I thought that 7.40 ish was the best I could hope for, but as the last fast mile came I felt good and I gave it some welly. Perhaps the bites have improved me in a Peter Parker style-ee.

I figured that with the wind down for the Quad and the event itself, my opportunities to "go nuts" will be limited for a while so I might as well enjoy a bit of speed. And I do enjoy running fast now. (Thank you Gobster)

I realise I might have sounded slightly pathetic last night - of course I'm grateful that I am healthy going in to the event, but I've trained so hard and feel like I'm running so well I just don't want anything to wreck it now. Rather than dreading the event at the moment I actually feel quite excited  :-D