GNR Alert

[Sweder]

It's all good input, much appreciated.
I've gone in for the Times free ballot - if I get a place I can see how it fits in with plans later in the year, and go or not depending. JDRF have 25 slots in the race, so I might go up to support them anyway.

I'm not a big fan of the larger, more organised events. It sounds weird, because we need these 'targets' to motivate us on the wet, cold training days - but I think deep down I prefer the training to the actual races. On race day there's rarely room to run at your own pace, and you face the inevitable madness at the off where so many runners go off like rockets only to crash and burn after a mile or two, creating an obstacle course for the steady runners. Another reason I'm keen to return to Almeria - the problem there is keeping up with the field!