Aimless ramblings............

[El Gordo]

Hi SP, glad that you're discovering the joy of the early morning run. It's not a pleasure I've allowed myself this week. Had a very weary brief run on Tuesday, and decided to rest for a couple of days, though I hope to get out tomorrow.

We're coming up to (in my view) the best time of the year for early morning runners. To run between about 5 and 7am during March, April, May is just fantastic.

You should be able to find a decent 10K down your way, I'd have thought. Have you looked at the RW Events pages? There's quite a good search facility that should throw up a few. If you fancy travelling a bit, there are a load of good 10Ks in Berkshire through the summer, a few of which I'm hoping to do.

Definitely plan a couple of 10Ks at least - as you say, it's great for motivation. You could even manage a half or two before November, I'd have thought.

And don't forget the Ulan Bator Half.....