Almost but not quite there

[stillwaddler]

Thanks for all the kind wishes...the scotch is going down very nicely, but I don't share your liking for Islay really (Mr SW's favourite too) , too heavy on the phenols for me, I always think Laphroig smells just like TCP!!!!

I think I'm just about back on track. Took to the sofa big style last week, but managed an 8 miler on Saturday without too much trouble. Still coughing 'though, in fact pulled out of playing in a concert on Saturday, it's bad enough when the audience is hacking away without an orchestral member doing it too :-) When I think back to last year I did the vast majority of my training for Brighton with a hacking cough anyway.

I ran by myself on Saturday, not by choice, but things just panned out that way. It seemed really weird not to have Mr SW plodding alongside, I missed him. He headed out yesterday for an 8 miler and persuaded our youngest and his girlfriend to go with him. Number three child has never run further than 6 miles before and his girlfriend had never ran further than 3 although they do run regularly. Both completed the distance easily and girlfriend was absolutely beaming when she got back, maybe the next generation of RC'rs :-) ?

I did chop up the ShotBlocks into four pieces per block and popped them back into the tube LR and they were much easier to chew. I will definitely do this for Brighton, maybe you can try it for Rotterdam? Hope your chest complaint is on its ways out and that you are raring to go. What time is your start?

MD, we will hopefully be right behind you at Brighton, I do hope its not windy. Can you collapse the rock outfit if the wind gets up a bit?

Sweder, it will be wonderful to have some support and we will be eagerly looking out for you at the JDRF cheering station. I might require some serious reviving at mile 24, why didn't that damn Greek pop his clogs at mile 20 instead of 26 something?

Can we meet for a beer or four later? Sweder, I owe you a couple.