November

[Sweder]

A couple of days off due to a tight right knee. I'm not convinced this is a reoccurance of the knee gah! that kept me off the hills for six weeks but I'm not taking any chances.

Wrapped up warm - leggings, gloves, long-sleeved running shirt - for this first true winter test. Four degrees may not seem terribly cold but the wind chill was well below zero, biting out of the north, the leading edge of an arctic front rumoured to be heading our way this weekend. A good turn-out today - 109 hardy souls, at least a dozen newbies - and a best time (since knee knack) for me of 22:55. This despite a detour (to avoid road works in the park) up a steep, slippery grass bank. I'm happy with that - my target of sub-22 in January is still very much on.

After the run we gathered the Hastings heroes together for a team shot, to be posted at http://www.justgiving.com/moyleman later, previewed here. The sun obliged for the purpose, though its warming properties must've been delayed as the goosebumps flourished. Le Soft and I clicked away, casting derisive comments to encourage a show of teeth.

I'm off next week - Geneva, Miami, Sao Paulo - so its treadmill city for a while. One last flog up the snake tomorrow.

[SIZE="1"]L to R: Shaun, Ladyrunner, Amanda, Hootsboy, Gary, Simon, Stevio and Fiona[/SIZE]