OK. So I've not written anything for a while and surely you must be desperate to know how it's going. Well I've been asked twice in the last 4 months (thanks cousin Ed and Uncle Mike) and that's response enough for me.
The short answer is not well. I've a heap of excuses ready though; work has been terribly busy, we've a new routine having both kids at school now, the nights are dark, need to spend quality time with friends and family, there's things to be done around the house etc etc.
These are all genuine by the way, and so could be qualified as reasons and not excuses but the end result is the same. I've done very little running - some - but nowhere near enough.
I'm also technically injured. The point where my tendon is connected to the front of my right shin bone is sore. Its not sore enough to stop me running but has been getting gradually worse. I've realised its not just age related so am slacking off even more than I was previously.
I was supposed to be running the Brighton Marathon on April 14th but that's not going to happen. I probably could make it round but I've always been of the opinion its a question of run your fastest or not at all. So I'm going for the latter
Anyway, at the very least I've been convinced to keep the blog going so am posting this as an effort to keep in touch.
It all sounds a bit like the dramatic part of a documentary when the quest is apparently falling apart and it's never going to happen. Its not quite like that, some of the running I have done has been encouraging - especially some of the fast stuff, and so I'm switching my attentions from the marathon to going straight to the track.
I've found a team to run for and so I'm just waiting on the fixtures, but all being well I'll be competing in the next couple of months.....
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