And almost immediately, my vow of silence is broken. But then I didn’t expect to run a race today. Sometimes, you just run a 20 mile cross-country race by accident. Tim of this parish, our 175-Mile Race Running Correspondent, will be reading this with tears in his eyes. I’d forgotten about this one. Then last night, I remembered it. The Compton Downland Challenge has been rebranded this year, in line with the trend to put a beaming smile on the face of heartbursting athletic martyrdom.… READ MORE.... …