Hmmm...

So this is turning out to be a tough year. Injuries, dislocations, illness all seem to be following each other and putting my running regime to pieces. I've only raced once (May Hill) and have cancelled quite a few others due to the above. The latest casualty is the Cheltenham Circular Challenge (26.2 miles) which I did last year and really wanted to have another crack at this. But, a recurring Achilles problem and a bout of flu has seen my training limited to a minimum. I should be tapering by now, I'm nowhere near running around about 20 miles off-road, something I should be able to do fairly easily. So, I need to get all healed and then build up fitness and speed a bit more gently than before. My last run was a bit of a speed test last Sunday around a local 4 mile route, my pace was ok (about 6.35 / mile) but I don't have much in the way of long distance at the moment so I need to work on that!