Next Challenge


Now that Stanwick is out of the way it is back to endurance training all the way, have the Stansted Trail Marathon late in December and planning for a 100km run very early in January.


For 2010 I'm planning

1. To run 100km - probably in January
2. To go back and run the Ridgeway end to end
3. Do the across Wales run, and then back again

I also have a few days in the Howgills in Feburary and in the Lakes in April so hopeful will get some good runs in there as well.

A big thank you to everybody who has helped me raise money for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital.

Friday, 24 April 2009

Less than 50 days to go . . .

It seems like forever but there are now less that 50 days of training and preparation to go. As I'm not planning to train right up to the day there are now under 40 training days left.


I had a day off work this week and did my first pacing walk. It wasn't as long as I would of liked (just under 20 miles) but long enough to get an idea of the real pace I'll be able to maintain. Things like taking off a fleece, looking at the map, getting lost, taking a photo etc all take time. Event action doesn't add much but added together they do impact the pacing. However my original estimates were not to far off so my stage plans are holding together.


Hopefully over the weekend I'll get in another long walk (hopefully longer than the last one) and a good run.
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