XIII Medio maratón Cartagena 5-3-2006

[El Gordo]

Good to hear from you, Antonio, and thanks for sending us the long report. Sorry to hear about your injury. It's an easy thing to happen if you push yourself too hard of course. I nearly got an injury last weekend when I did a very long run after a week or two of inactivity.

I worry that you don't drink enough beer after a race. About 5 litres will rehydrate you nicely. It won't heal your injury, but it may help you to forget about it for a while.

What are your race plans for the future? We previously talked a little about the possibility of you coming over to the UK for a race sometime. The Reading Half is on the same day as the Zurich and Paris marathons unfortunately, but we could possibly think about a race later in the year?

My own plans are a bit vague at the moment because if I miss my target in Zurich, I'll have to do another marathon to try again. Perhaps after Zurich we can try to arrange something.

Please remember us to Juan Pedro, and of course to your wife and son.

Andy