Hello....

[El Gordo]

Welcome Gary. You can be our resident expert with times like those. I'm beginning to move away from thinking in terms of times, as I don't seem to be getting any... less slow. If I could ever run a marathon in less than 4:30, and/or a half in under 2 hours I'd be a happy man. I know I could do it if I applied myself enough, but, well, I don't apply myself enough.

I've forgotten to mention it in the logs, but for the last week or two I've not worn a watch, and just tried to enjoy the experience of running without any additional interference or pressure. It's been quite successful. I figured I needed to get back to basics.

But anyway, nice to have you around. What are your race plans for next year? And if it's not too much trouble, I'd be really interested to know what marathons you've done. I've got quite an obscure one lined up for spring.

Griff - yes, I do occasionally look at the stats. They've steadily increased from about 30 unique visitors per day last November to somewhere between 80 and 90 unique daily visitors this month. I know quite a few people just visit once a week or so to catch up, so it's hard to say what the total readership is. Probably about 150-200 I should think. I'd like to see it increase, but the marketing department spend too much time in the boozer. I might have to knock a few heads together...

Cheers

Andy