Race plans

[El Gordo]

Now entered Cliveden, Reading Half and Fleet Half.

Let's hope I stay fit enough to actually do some of these bad boys. It's a bit worrying that I keep getting minor ailments when I get anywhere near stringing a few runs together.

I'm not sure I'd travel far to do Cliveden to be honest, though I do like the race. It's always on, or around, New Year's Eve, so there's a sense of start-how-we-mean-to-go-on about it. Always horribly cold too. It's two laps of a frosty and slippery wood, including two climbs up a massive set of steps built into the hillside, and a pleasant stretch along the Thames. One of MarathonDan's local races, so he may be there.

I'm looking forward to doing Reading again. A bit urban and flat for some, I appreciate, but as town races go, this is one of the better ones. It was also the first race I ever did, in 2002, so there's a touch of nostalgia to be enjoyed for me.

Anyway, I need to get into acceptable shape for Brighton before I think too much about these.