Lots of small bites :o)

Last week's summary.

Running: 73.55 miles. One 5-mile race at 8.17mm pace, and 68.55 miles of easy aerobic running, average pace 10.00mm.
Longest run: 10.54 miles, average pace 10.10mm
Cross-training: 1.01 mile of swimming to complete my 12-mile challenge.
Niggles: A mild dose of enteritis at the end of the week, not severe enough to stop me from running. Leon had it worse than I did.
Sofa-spud days: None.

Plenty of mileage, then, and several doubles, but none of the long, grind-it-out runs which ought to be the main feature of our training. We're looking to start setting that right this week.

This coming weekend, we'll be joining some of the other 10 Marathons in 10 Days challengers for a training event at Brathay Hall, including a course recce. That's something I need; navigation isn't my strong point and although I ran the Windermere Marathon in 2007 and 2008, that was with a large race field, Leon at my side, and a cheerful Westmorland Freemason about every 100m along the route. Running on my own is quite a daunting prospect. I truly, genuinely, could get lost along the way.

I am looking forward very much to meeting the other runners, and am hoping that it will be the impetus I need to immerse myself in training and fundraising for the event for the next 4 months without being distracted.

Meanwhile, February has got off to a good start. I've already run over 34 miles this month, including an 11.5-miler, which is almost two hours of running ... well, it's a little step towards those back-to-back long runs!