2007 - A New Hope

[El Gordo]

Hi Dan, good to hear from you, and happy new year to you too.

Wasn't a JB fan myself, though you have to say he looked, and performed, pretty amazing/ly for a dude in his 70s.

I notice that Wokingham is running out of places, according to the website, so will have to make a decision about that shortly. Did it last year. It was one of my 5 or so races that were both a) freezing and b) raining. Not a bad race though. Goring 10K I like, though it's on the same day as the Bramley 20 which is a pretty horrid race but if it does look like I'm doing a spring marathon (and that depends on whether I'm still alive after Almeria), it comes at a handy time.

You're probably being sensible to decide to have a relatively stress-free running year. In my 2nd year of running, after doing 2 marathons in the first, I decided to stick to halfs and less for a year. It was a good thing to do but I must admit I ended the year without that same sense of achievement. Or fulfillment, which is perhaps a different thing.

Anyway, hope to see you round at one of the local events. I'll keep you updated with what I'm doing.