Tis The Season

[El Gordo]

Nice one, El Swede. We were never really in the same running category anyway but I become increasingly aware that your standards are getting ever higher, while mine continue to drift. My Boston campaign officially starts tomorrow, so I rounded off my gentle preparation with a steady and solitary 6 miles this morning along a frosty towpath. I'll write it up later.

Bad news about Moyleman. I hope it won't endanger his Almerian attendance. My thoughts are turning increasingly to that weekend. I need to give a better account of myself this time around. If I can keep to my schedule I'll have tucked away 3 double-digit runs in January before Almeria, so that should ensure a better performance than last time, when I think my longest preparatory run was a desultory 8 miles. As previously discussed, it would be good to hook up with your Sunday group but I'll only do that if there are likely to be some fellow 10+ minute milers in atendance, and if the distance roughly fits in with my schedule.