Maybe I am human after all. For the first time in our training I have some niggles. Could it just be in sympathy with Peter's slight problem at the weekend. I ran for 2 hours this morning in the beautiful spring weather but came back with a slight calf pain and the feeling that I have pulled a muscle somewhere deep in my back. Have 2 hours to do tomorrow at 6p.m.....so we shall see what happens then.......John.

Big day today....75 days to go.... much nicer weather than they said......I set off at 10a.m. Straight through Bexleyheath and Welling to run up Shooters Hill for my first time ever........Had to do 2 hours today......Got to the top of the hill....looked at my watch......1.01.10.....perfect. I ran all the way on the sunny side of the street with the light breeze at my back. It was only about +3C but after running at the weekend in -4C it felt like Spring had com...

Dear Peter and the rest of the world who cares....not nice......was it! I decided to go out at 10a.m.....when it was cold, even by my standards, with added spiky sleet. The second hour did not seem quite so cold and the sleet did stop. BYE-BYE, January. My lower legs were given a real treat....as I wore my new Karrimor tights....got them yesterday...how timely! I knew Peter would go out later.... when it was warm enough for snow!!