Week 3 - The Run-In

[El Gordo]

Sweder - with all the recent website problems, I managed to miss your description of last Sunday's 18 miler. Fantastic stuff, great descriptions. The views sound incredible.

You're lucky to have that sort of area to run in. My own territory is OK. Very pleasant farmland, some 'olde world' villages and the long, tranquil towpath of the Kennet and Avon canal, but Berkshire has a serious lack of hills.

I like the idea of the race and BBQ - thanks for the offer. But I'm bit confused... firstly, the date on the website is August 29 2004. Have they just forgotten to change the year? It was run on Aug 29 last year, which was a Sunday. This year it's bank holiday Monday. More confusing is that Runners World gives the date as 16 October...

Hang on, I've been proactive... Just rang the Jog Shop and they confirm that they've had to change the date. The race is Sunday 16 October this year. Hmm, well, that makes it much more suitable for running 20 miles, though perhaps not for having a BBQ. Either way, I'm up for doing something.

Good luck with the long one tomorrow.